The irises have been blooming for three to four weeks now, with more still to come. Snapdragons are opening to show off the velvet texture and vivid colors - out doing the pansies now. Even the garden has begun to fill out; potatoes and carrots sprouting, cilantro leafing and onions standing tall. I even plopped a few varieties of tomatoes in the ground that needed to get out of the greenhouse. Two Early girls & two Rutgers (from my dad) & 4 Roma tomatoes. I still have Cherokee purple and some sweet cherries that need a little more growing in the greenhouse. With all that in mind - it has been a busy February and March. We're usually a few weeks away from this timeline in the season. It's exciting to get started early.

My garden is in limited space at the moment - about a 12' x 10'. With all that's planted already I'm needing more space to allow trellised plants like some green beans and cucumbers. Bakers Creek Heirloom sent me a pack of white cucumbers and a friend sent me some Blue Lake beans; both I want to try. So I've decided to till up a new space and try those out there. I'll let you know how it goes. And of course, I took before pics!