Today I was out in the yard and the plants are so ready for spring. I hope they don’t get their little hearts broken but it’s so early for things to be budding out . . even here, we’ll probably still have another freeze or two.
The artichokes are putting on new growth. I have another one in the greenhouse to set out. I meant to start more seeds but never did. It’s probably too late now because by the time they get big enough to put in the garden, we’ll be in the middle of the heat wave and drought. I’m going to put a note on my calendar to start seeds in about September. That way, they can grow and be strong by next spring.
It was windy out and hard to get a good picture but you can see buds on the peach trees.
The elderberries . . how I wish we had planted those when we first got here. Everyone of them has about 10 baby elderberries sprouting up. I know if we stay here long enough, I’ll probably wish we had planted them somewhere else because I can see they are going to be prolific.
Some of the new growth is coming up 2 and 3 feet from the mother plant. Yes, they are going to take over! But they’re so good for us .. I won’t mind. Remind me I said that! 🙂
Last year it seemed like it took forever for the fig trees to bud out but they’re already doing it this year. We’ll probably have a bumper crop of figs and that will ruin my low carb diet. Better to eat a fig than ice cream I suppose.
A tomato is almost ripe in the greenhouse. That has nothing to do with spring but I haven’t had a ripe tomato in the greenhouse in several weeks. There are actually half a dozen or so that can probably be picked tomorrow.
Speaking of the greenhouse, my aloe plant is blooming. I never knew they bloomed! It looks like it’s been blooming for a while and I didn’t even notice it.
Tee says
I know you are loving your keto diet, but every time I see an update, I think of your love of figs. I suspect there are fruits that are worse for you than figs, but figs have a glycemic index of 60. A GI of 55-70 is considered average, and a GI of below 55 is considered low and more than 70 is considered high. They sit right in between mangos and raisins.
Judy Laquidara says
One cup of figs has 29 net carbs. I get 7 net carbs per day. I can freeze dry them and save them for some day . .
Nelle Coursey says
I had no idea the aloe plant bloomed! This is beautiful!!
Katie says
Aloe plants bloom, they just have to get big and gnarly. Also keep them in the same pot, like the Spider plants and they will send up baby’s and blooms. I use the stems from them to hold up the lighter plants. They just pop out when ready.