It’s finally, really, Spring going on Summer here in the Hudson Valley. Last weekend I planted my vegetable box. Of the illustrations above only beets went in as seeds a few weeks prior and I’m already seeing the tops of the leaves. Few things planted as seeds that I started or sowed directly in the soil, the rest I had to buy small plants. My seeds starter kit didn’t do so well when I took it outside for a while, it was still too cold at night and scared the seeds. Farm lesson learning number #537.
People really love Rhubarb up here and probably everywhere except my household. I watched an older gentleman in the store meticulously pick out his Rhubarb leaves. I so wanted to ask what he was making, though I doubt I would have tried it. Have you watched Zoe Eats or own any of her cookbooks? The only episode on Discovery+ right now is her making a Rhubarb pie. I was almost sold on that. We shall see.
My neighbors found some wild mushrooms growing in their part of the yard, they looked like Morels, and while they are adventurous outdoor people who forage for wild mushrooms, I wasn’t brave enough to try them. It stems back from my first advertising job where I had to research mushroom names and what was poisonous and what wasn’t. After seeing how similar they looked I vowed to leave it to the groceries stores. Y
Yet another thing to explore given forever in the future, that along with growing vanilla beans and harvesting my grapes and tending my orchard. Yeah my farming list is long and grows everyday. That and my artistic endeavours. Enjoy the beginning of the planting and growing season.
