Snowing in April Again!!

After a week of nice weather and a chance to start cleaning up the garden, it decided to snow!! I quickly covered the lettuce, carrots, beets, and fava beans that are just starting to thrive. I put some mulch around the base of the roses, just in case the snow sticks.

The garden clean up is going slowly, but every chance makes a big difference. I'm still pulling up dandelions and pepper grass. There's a new type of grass that has made its home in the aisles and isn't easy to pull up. I'm not sure how I'll handle managing it. I've pulled out the worst weeds that were near the chamomile carpet in the Heart Room and the Woolley Thyme in the Center Room.

The raspberry patch is continuing to send up new shoots for the second bearing later this summer. I'm happy to see this after almost losing the whole patch last winter due to the ice and rain storms. We lost one blueberry plant this winter and I just replaced it yesterday. I hope it won't mind the snow.

Many people on the island are complaining about the cold spring and the difficulties of getting their gardens started. One woman, who has gardened here for 50 years, said that this is the coldest spring that she can remember.