notes from Orleans

Buckets of rain have provided me with an indoor day to do some computer work
What I can report as progress since last week is that the next round of peppers have sprouted in the greenhouse including Tam Jalapeno, Pasilla Bajio, Corno de Toro, Doux D’Espagne, and Fish peppers.  I anticipate planting peppers toward the end of May.

I noticed that the bell beans are starting to flower so I disked down a lot more of the winter  cover crop which opens up space to start planting tomatoes, corn, and the first rounds of melons and other cucurbits.  I got ten almond trees planted and will be utilizing the space in between for the first few seasons until the trees fill out, at which time I will be ready to expand into the rest of my 20 total acres.

I also have continued to plant out onions.  I am now at 15 beds planted with a goal of getting 40 beds planted by the end of May, I just hope that they can be happy hanging out in flats and living off of fish emulsion for that long, but so far so good.

My hope for this week is that a break in the rain allows me to get ground prepped for tomatoes and corn, then get said plants and seed into the earth.  Catch you later on down the trail.

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