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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

I woke up this morning and the ground is covered with snow (again). :-( 
It's been beautiful and warm for the past week or so, though,  and I got a 
lot of outdoor work done. I got one bed of peas planted and many beds dug 
and ready to plant. It's supposed to get into the 40's today, so the snow 
will probably be gone by the end of the day.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 10:22 PM
Subject: [Homestead] Spring is here


> Just a few hours :>) Actually, it's cooling off a bit here tonight, so
> the first day of spring will be a little chilly. But, it's in the air.
> Busy time.
>
> I got all the orchard trees manured a few weeks ago, the spring
> treatment. Good timing, cause it rained slow of 5 days last week. That
> should have worked in a lot of good in the soil. I got my 50'
> asparagus bed in and the peas and some onions in before this rain.
> Spend a lot of time on the rainy days cleaning out beds, etc.
>
> I'd started plowing a 3/4 acre field I'm going to cover crop this
> year. Need to finish that, but soil is a little wet. I'll plant some
> oats to get some quick cover there. Maybe some crimson clover in it.
>
> My Black Locust trees came in a couple of days ago, right after the
> rain as luck would have it. I got them in yesterday, all 100. Tonight
> there is a little rain, so that should help get them set in.
>
> I'm about 1/2 way through with fencing projects to keep the goats out
> of the new fields I've carved out. Goats are occupied with kids, so
> not so worrisome on the fences. I just had milker #3 kid today. 2 nice
> kids, a buckling and doeling. I've got to get some pictures posted.
> These two are a weird color. Parents are reddish colored, these two
> have white in them and almost look pink. Weird.
>
> I'm thinking about getting cabbages and broccoli in next week. Also
> potatoes need to go in.
>
> Spring is just springing!
>
> Rob - Va
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