Blooms Abound and Veggie Planting is in Full Swing

    When the magnolia tree is in bloom the joy of spring dominates the landscape here at the Schlaver Seed Farm. The daffodils, hyacinths are blooming as well and the tulips are beginning to open and sport their bright colors.
     Grass cutting has even begun after the mice nest was removed from under the mower's engine cover and the moveable parts were oiled and readied for use.
    The rhubarb is growing nicely and the garlic gets taller by the day. I look hopefully for the first asparagus sspears to emerge. But it is time to plant the spring crops that don't mind chilly weather at night and spring rains. So the following crops are now planted: peas, beets, carrots, radish, turnip, broccoli raab, lettuce and lots of potatoes and onions. The Brussels sprouts and kale stalk left in the garden last fall are growing again!  The last image is the potato patch and rows of onion plant protected by landscape cloth to protect them from the devestation of weeds and grass that stunted that crop last year. The potatoes total 125 feet of them in six short rows. Approximately 250 onions are in.