What a very strange winter. I can't believe it is already Christmas. For all the looking forward to sitting by by the fire this winter and spending some time reading and planning all my ventures for next year, next to none of this has happened yet. Most of this has been because the weather has been so warm, I have had too much opportunity to work outside. So while the outside work is getting done, the inside work is so very far behind.
Yes, I know it is still not even half way through winter but next month I start plant trays at a slow pace to go on to a faster pace planting in February to an all out mad dash in March. February is also tree and berry planting time. One hundred locusts are going in the ground this year as living fence posts. And hopefully I will get some various market berries planted in February as well. February is also when I will be raising 50 chicks.
For those that don't know. I am expanding Blaithin Blair to include specialty produce. (Specialty producing meaning early and late vegetables and unique ethnic vegetables.) While cut flowers will still be the focus, I needed a complementary venture to slide in on the sides that didn't require the same intense labor as flowers. Enters early and late season produce. Unfortuntely, the planning for this is proving to be almost as intense as planning for flowers....most likely because of my lack of experience with vegetable farming.
Ah, well even if I have been so very busy this fall and winter it is still a slower pace then the spring and summer sprint. For that I am grateful. And hopefully soon winter will set in more fully so my tulips bulbs will have a good chilling season for a good bloom show in May(and so I will have a planning season).
