...or at least sprout. I've got almost everything I want planted in the ground. I just have another two hills of winter squash and putting in some more lettuce starts to do. In the mean time, the pole beans, dry beans and sweet dumpling squash have sprouted. And I could have sworn I saw a corn sprout this morning when I watered.
Ah and watering season has begun. We are in a somewhat unusual extended dry, warm period with consistent highs in the mid to upper 70s each day. It's perfect weather for germinating the corn and squash. But it also means I get up every morning before work to water the garden beds, and this year the lawn in the main yard that I have left. I realized I need to water our lawn portion now because that is primary chicken food. We do not have a monoculture lawn of pure grass. We've got grass, crab grass, dandelions, clover, moss....you name it. I do mow it consistently to keep the weeds somewhat down. But the chickens love the variety, especially the clover and they also love to eat dandelion flowers when they are in full yellow blossom.
Within a week I expect the extended weeding season to begin. After my last planting it will mostly be maintenance from here on out.
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