Runaway spring
The weather has cooled back down, which is
probably a good thing since spring was starting to feel a bit like a
runaway mule. I haven't pruned the rest of my fruit trees yet,
but the peach buds are already starting to swell and show their first
signs of color (green, not pink yet.) As you can see, the wild
hazels I plan to transplant into my forest garden are already in full
bloom. Whoa, whoa, whoa!
For those of you with fruit trees already starting to bloom (Mom,
Daddy), here's a very useful chart
to show you which temperatures can harm them. It's worth watching
the weather forecast and your fruit tree buds very carefully at this
time of year, since you can often protect trees in an emergency by
covering them with
sheets or even turning on a sprinkler. We can't have a repeat of
last year's fruitless summer!
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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