In other, unrelated, news, my two hens have gone broody and are sitting on a clutch of eight beautiful eggs. The hens have been sitting since early March, and as the gestation period for chickens is about 21 days, I expect chicks any day now. I'll be sure to update you as soon as they hatch. I look forward to becoming the de facto godmother of a bunch of lovely little chicks.
My garden is also shaping up for spring. So far, I have radishes (French Breakfast and Cherry Belle), beets (Chioggia and Bull's Blood), arugula, butter head lettuce, mâche, frisée, tatsoi, pac choi, Swiss chard (Bright Lights), kale (Lacinato), cilantro, and amaranth (Mayo Indian and Golden) planted in the garden. Indoors, under my very modest grow light setup, I have tomatoes (San Marzano and Dr. Carolyn), leeks (American Flag and Blue Solaise), more kale, peppers (Red Cherry and Aji Dulce), eggplant (Ping Tung Long), tomatillos (Everona), calendula, epazote, chamomile, and yarrow.
Seeing as it's been so warm lately, I expect to be planting out my starts sooner than usual. So far, everything has germinated just swimmingly, and if I get my irrigation system set up and my row covers ready to go, I think we can expect a fabulous harvest of organic veggies!
Look back for updates, and I'll see you in May at the Market Square Farmer's Market!
