Tales from Easement Acres
As a famous whitetail deer once lamented: “Winter sure is long.” And here in zone 6a, I would concur. The last week of April through the last week of October are the only guaranteed growing times for anything not frost-resistant, and even that’s a gamble. The remaining half of the year is reserved for watching …
I have a fondness for crocuses (…croci?). They are the first of the perennials to bloom in the spring, and they were always out in the yard at the Lubbock house, so childhood nostalgia there. They represent the first marker of seasonal change with a dramatic splash of color – a much appreciated change from …
I’m a little late this year, but I forgot I had this annual post. This is what I was up to in January last year, post-holiday. And that’s it, since I already posted my holiday photos. Now we’re back in suicide month, so I’ll have some legit projects to write about next. Standby. –Simon
As I mentioned last month, I am on a gardening quest to extend the growing season. Phenology 2022 In so doing, I’ve cataloged these extended growing times through observation and failure, have been largely successful overall. I also mentioned Bambi, amusing in that it was these rampaging ravenous ruminates that forced my winter carrot harvest …