I have been working hard to get my gardens in shape! So today, I went out to prune my blackberries, a prickly job! To my surprise they are blooming already, two to three months early. I don’t know if they will be able to set fruit. Our average last frost date here in Midland is…
Author: kiri
A New Year
What a way to start the New Year! It has been cold: highs in the low 30’s and lows in the 20’s. When I went out to check on chickens, I was treated to this beautiful frost crystals coming from the base of a plant! My frostweed (Verbesina virginica) had “bloomed”! Not actual blooms of…