Just to let you all know that we are alive and well and the garden is thriving--well, maybe except for the beets and the caulis--again! I've indicated that it's the pH and I'm planning on testing to see if the lime we've been adding has made the difference. Supposedly, the cauliflower likes acidic conditions, so maybe it's something else we've not figured out. Hopefully, we'll also have better luck with our garlic as well this year.
We did get a late start this year given the weather and my luck with cold frames so I'm hoping that is just a one-time struggle. Our tomatoes definitely look more promising than last year, so hopefully we'll get a bumper on those. However, I've noticed that most peoples' are pretty slow this year.
One of the things that we've been contemplating is how to go forward in replanting areas that we just logged. One of the ways in which I hope to get a jump on the reforestation process is by digging up trees already growing on our land that have an established root system, and of course replanting in early autumn to get the best possible root growth. We also are trying to cut as much firewood from what was forested as scrap and will probably invite some neighbors to partake as well so as to minimize our waste in all of the piles of slash to burn this winter.
