• blog

    Planting and Foraging In the Rain

    ShareLast night we went to blissful sleep listening to the sound of soft rain pattering on the roof of our cabin. We had just finished planting out the seedlings, seeds and young plants into the ranch’s huge vegetable garden, including tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, summer squash, zucchini, lettuce, cilantro, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, lettuce, kale, chard, bok choi, cabbage, peas, nasturtiums, sweet peas and sunflowers. Everything is mulched to protect the ground from the strong sun. The raspberry canes and rhubarb are leafing out, the strawberries are flowering and the apple, plum and lilac trees are all in full bloom, giving the air an exotic perfume. We are lucky that one…