Strawberry plants we planted last spring.Spring seems to have arrived here in North Alabama. The weather this time of year is a little crazy. Some days we have warm spring weather, then a cold front will move in. When the cold front moves in, we are either cold or having violent stormy weather.
As we have enjoyed the beautiful weather, we have felt the need to plant seeds so we can replenish our supply of home grown food. So far, we have planted cabbage, buttercrunch lettuce, tomatos, basil, cilantro, sage, spearmint, banana pepper, and jalopeno pepper seeds in seed starting containers. We have also bought some wood to start some container (or four square) gardening for our salad vegetables this year.
One seed starter planted.We are planning our larger garden spots as well. We have decided that we will probably need at least four or five rolls of pinkeye purple hull peas, two rolls of rattlesnake beans, two rolls of okra along with squash, tomatos, and cucumbers at my parents’ garden spot. We would like to try growing some sunflowers and pumpkins this year as we enjoy eating their seeds and pumpkin pie too. We would also like to find somewhere in our crowded gardens to plant corn.
The new rooster with the hens
Spring has also brought changes to our chicken coop. We have been getting two eggs most days since fall. With warmer weather, we have been picking up four or five eggs most days. My son noticed that two of our hens were trying to sit on their unfertilized eggs. So, we went looking for a rooster last week and bought one for twelve dollars. Maybe in the next month or two we will see some chicks in our coop although we will have to give up our fresh eggs for a time.
We also know that springtime has arrived, because Spring Revivals are taking place in churches throughout out county association and the surrounding counties as well. So far, I believe I have heard of three children being saved since the revivals began. I just pray we will continue seeing God work in our little churches.
