Nature and Gardening

Someone gave us a blueberry bush as a house warming gift, it has some berries growing. Hoping I can get some before the squirrels.

The strawberries that were already here have some big fruit, still green. I intentionally leave those for the animals to get.

I planted a gooseberry start, but it'd only been in the ground for a few weeks.

I built my first elevated bed - 12 inches of soil, with 4 foot legs so I don't have to bend over. Planted some strawberry starts that seem to be establishing. Planted some seeds that are starting to sprout - arugula is going strong, peas are sprouting, and I just saw some basil first leaves this morning. Still waiting for cucumber, zucchini, parsley, and oregano to show itself.

Mice ate like half of my apple saplings! There are so many mice I've got an owl build her nest right near my home, I'll have my revenge now, there are at least 2 baby owls now as far as I can see. Some apples froze with their roots it seems - still no leaves or flowers - and I've lost some bee families over this weird winter. But some of those eaten apples started new shoots, bees got somewhat early start hopefully.

So it's time to throw seeds at ground randomly and watch bees pollinate berry bushes. And transplant those chili peppers started in February somewhere before they suffocate in starter pots.