The business card below is from a market I've mentioned before. The owners are members of one of the "plain" sects. If you live in the Lancaster County area, it's a wonderful place to go for vegetable seedlings, hanging floral baskets, and fresh produce way below supermarket prices. (The very best time for baskets, though, is before Mothers' Day.) On a trip up there last Monday, we passed many farms. The cornfields are just coming alive. The late planting due to all the rain we've had is very evident! The plants are no more than an inch or two high. Normally, at this time of the year, I think they would be close to a foot high.
We've started picking the snap peas. Our first 1/2 pint is pictured below. There will be many more to come! We're also still picking strawberries, but that won't last much longer. Then we can look forward to the red raspberries! Also, Lois is making use of many of the herbs we're growing - most recently dill, chervil, and parsley.
Little Squirrel lost a friend to one of the local cats. Recently, she has taken to climbing the utility pole a few backyards away to check the whole area for cats before making her way to our house.
You may remember that I mentioned a "blue" rose that we've had for awhile. I find it hard to see "blue" in the rose below, but that's what it claims to be!
We have an ivy wall in the courtyard area and I know how hard it is to keep ivy from literally spreading over everything in its path. Keeping it trimmed is a regular chore. It appears one of our neighbors has completely lost control of theirs. I have no doubt that the ivy will soon find its way inside that rear bedroom window!
There are hundreds of garden plots in Lancaster County Park. Below are a few of the ones near our plot, complete with gates and sheds!
Thanks again for stopping by. If you have any garden questions, I'd be glad provide answers if I have them immediately, or search the many reference books, articles and other materials I have available.
See you soon!
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