Spring is Here Finally!

Praying mantis cocoon.

Our garden is waking up from a very long winter's sleep. Everything seems to have survived the cold winter, even some of the Brussels sprouts! I really can't believe they were still green on the bottom. Some of the gardeners have had a taste of the asparagus crop for the first time since they were planted three years ago. That was a wonderful surprise. Since we had covered the ground so well last year with cardboard and straw and mulch, the weeds are manageable for the first time in 5 years. I really love that! The Penn High School agriculture students have grown all our sprouts for us this year. We got the cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower in the ground already. Since it will be consistently warm for the first time this week, we will be getting the seeds and other plants in the ground. And just think, it is only the first week of May! We had the garden entirely planted way before this time last year, but every year is different so we will do our part and God can do the rest.