Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

[jvls1942]

Barb, I wish I could tell you a secret on how to raise carrots/ I don't usually have much luck with them either/ ONCE we planted them in beds,
I covered them with bales of hay in late fall.
we had carrots all winter/ only drawback was when I went to dig some, I had to shovel 2 ft of snow off of the bales, and then wrestle with the bales to get to the carrots. the ground was not frozen , but it was wet and cold, never did that again/
I put the tomatoes into the garage , didn't cover the raised beds,. 35F this morning and everything looks fine/
I have a correction to make/ the beans did not beat the peas out of the ground, it was the peas that have sprouted, they are looking good,
I will water all the beds today/
If I muster up some ambition I will take Ollie and go get the 3pt drag/

 

[Callender Girl]

Watering is the last thing I will have to do. It looks like another rainy season is underway. Rain fell all day Monday, most of yesterday and may be in the forecast for today and tomorrow.

Not that I would have gotten much done anyway. Monday I woke up with a migraine. The headache is bad, but for me the nausea is much worse. I am amazed at how the human body can continue to insist it wants to upchuck when there can't be Anything left to lose. Yesterday, I felt better but was exhausted, got overheated and woozy at Aldi and had to come home before I could even buy coffee creamer (a tragedy for me!).

Sunday I had taken out the dogs, locked up the poultry and decided to take one last peek at the veg garden -- where I was unhappily surprised to see a small rabbit INSIDE the rabbit fencing. It had dug out a radish and knocked over most of the plant markers. After I chased it off, I scrounged enough chicken wire to surround and attach to the rabbit fencing, working as darkness fell and saying many unkind words about the bunny.

Jim, did you get enough ambition to take Ollie out for a spin?