These are our girls. We have 14 chickens, that produce an average of 10 eggs every day.
Hi Folks,Everything was moving along nicely; lettuce, spinach and peas were poking their first leaves through the soil. We were even feeling a bit complacent. "Hey, this is easy. We plant, the seeds grow, we weed and water, everything is good."
Then BAM, 14 inches of snow in Pierrepont! In the middle of April, no less! A blanket of white covered our garden, the lawn and our forest. Trees were bent nearly in half, some branches broke from the weight. The trip 'down' the hill from home to Canton was surreal. There was definitely less on the CSA garden at Farmer Bill's. But, it was still snow.
Of course, some people call it poor man's fertilizer. That may be true; the plants certainly didn't seem to mind. They actually looked taller and greener, once the snow melted. It certainly was a downer though. Everyone was grumpy and grumbly. The kids at Little River spent Tuesday and Wednesday inside during break. They were not happy to be stuck in the school and the teachers were not excited that they had no outlet for their rambunctious energy.
The good news, it will be in the 60's today and in the 70's by Saturday!
The challenges of growing in the North Country. You gotta love it!
