morning, the fifth of april
dark furrow
old knowledge preserved
early spring
the soil warms. the light returns longer each day.
what was sleeping is not sleeping anymore.
cool and damp. the kind of morning that smells like turned earth.
the moon is waning gibbous, 89% lit.
the sun rose around 5:44 am and sets around 6:16 pm.
12h 32m of daylight today. +2.3 minutes from yesterday.
fog lifts from the creekrevealing green where there wasnothing just last week
onion sets, push them in like small promises ❧ early spring work is preparation. the season is not asking you to rush. it is asking you to be ready. ❧ pick beans and peas now while they are cool and crisp. ❧ the moon is full. plant root crops: carrots, potatoes, beets, onions, garlic. the energy is pulling downward now. bulbs and perennials go in well under a full moon.
start hardening off seedlings. a few hours outside each day, a little more each time. ❧ the best time to harvest herbs is after the dew dries ❧ marigolds, to walk out with the tomatoes later ❧ slugs. the eternal problem. beer traps or copper tape or acceptance.