Today was the day. I spent 4 hours, 6 bags of seed starting mix, and 14 trays to kick off the 2011 season! This evening I have planted 1400 seeds (give or take a few hundred) and they are sitting downstairs soaking and getting ready to sprout. Way excited, am I. I probably should have waited another week or so, but I am headed out to Florida on Friday afternoon for a fantastic week of spring break.
The picture to the left here is of a super great experience I had last Friday. As you may or may not know, I was selected as a Deputy Beekman Heirloom Gardener. Well, the lovely gentleman in the picture here are the actual Beekman Boys (Josh and Brent), who chose me to be a gardening expert for the summer. They were book signing at the Williams Sonoma downtown and Jessica and I went to meet them. I got a book signed, as well as an antique seed packet. The antique seed packet was an extraordinarily thoughtful gift from Sally and Roy Sove at church in honor of my recent accomplishments. I think it's just so beautiful and special. But most people wouldn't see that. However, I brought it with me to the signing and Brent and Josh were gracious enough to sign the frame for me and ooh and aah over how beautiful they also thought it was. Once I had introduced myself, the boys seemed to know who I was. If that wasn't cool enough, Josh said that he had started reading my website!! How amazing...it left me in tears in the middle of the store (much to the amusement of Jessica). It was an incredible experience and I can't wait to see their farm at the end of May.
It's time to start getting excited. The strawberries are popping up, and the ground is ready to be turned for the early spring plantings of spinach and lettuce and peas. Things are really beginning, and I couldn't be more excited. The winter was pretty hard, and the spring has been such a welcomed relief. My brain is already zooming forward to what this summer will be like, especially with the two acres! I have a great plan to do raised rows to try and better manage the weeds and begin to actually run the land as though I am an actual farmer who plans to make a living at this. I already have a few paying customers, and I hope to have such a surplus that I can begin to accept more people. Who knows, maybe this time next year I'll be planning out my very own CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). It's super late, I am super tired, and if I continue to type, I'm pretty sure I'll begin to make no sense. So goodnight, get ready, cause here the growing season comes!!!
The picture to the left here is of a super great experience I had last Friday. As you may or may not know, I was selected as a Deputy Beekman Heirloom Gardener. Well, the lovely gentleman in the picture here are the actual Beekman Boys (Josh and Brent), who chose me to be a gardening expert for the summer. They were book signing at the Williams Sonoma downtown and Jessica and I went to meet them. I got a book signed, as well as an antique seed packet. The antique seed packet was an extraordinarily thoughtful gift from Sally and Roy Sove at church in honor of my recent accomplishments. I think it's just so beautiful and special. But most people wouldn't see that. However, I brought it with me to the signing and Brent and Josh were gracious enough to sign the frame for me and ooh and aah over how beautiful they also thought it was. Once I had introduced myself, the boys seemed to know who I was. If that wasn't cool enough, Josh said that he had started reading my website!! How amazing...it left me in tears in the middle of the store (much to the amusement of Jessica). It was an incredible experience and I can't wait to see their farm at the end of May.
It's time to start getting excited. The strawberries are popping up, and the ground is ready to be turned for the early spring plantings of spinach and lettuce and peas. Things are really beginning, and I couldn't be more excited. The winter was pretty hard, and the spring has been such a welcomed relief. My brain is already zooming forward to what this summer will be like, especially with the two acres! I have a great plan to do raised rows to try and better manage the weeds and begin to actually run the land as though I am an actual farmer who plans to make a living at this. I already have a few paying customers, and I hope to have such a surplus that I can begin to accept more people. Who knows, maybe this time next year I'll be planning out my very own CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). It's super late, I am super tired, and if I continue to type, I'm pretty sure I'll begin to make no sense. So goodnight, get ready, cause here the growing season comes!!!