Greening up!

FFF Photo a  Day - Day 120 

In my walk about the farm today, I couldn't help but notice how things are greening up... (despite how dry everything is). 

I found spinach in the front bed beside the house that I planted a couple of weeks ago as snow was falling! 

Underneath the straw, I found both rhubarb and asparagus starting to emerge. Both of these were moved last fall to a new location so glad to see they survived the winter with very little snow cover to protect them. 

Let it snow!

FFF Photo a Day - Day 22

Never thought we would be wishing for snow after last winter! 

While moisture is a concern in all seasons, we are particularly worried this year. 

This fall was a dry one for us and half way through the winter, we are still seeing bare or partially covered fields. If this keeps up we will be dry this spring. 

Besides the potential for dry conditions in the upcoming growing season, another concern is for some of the perennials that are currently exposed and yet experiencing drops in temperature of -20C or lower. Our concern is that they may not come back in the spring.

So sing along with me, Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...