Saturday, March 28, 2026 • March has come and is almost gone. Amazing. The weather has been a tease, some warm days, up to 83º and more often cold days, down into the low 30’s. There is lots of work to do around the property, but not much fun when the wind is howling in your face. It has been tough enough just keeping up with my walking. The winds today came from the Northwest and they were quite strong, in your face. I did cut my lawn for the second time now, as I prepare for spraying for weeds (first time down here), fixing up flower beds and dethatching the front lawn. Starting tomorrow, it looks like we are going to move into spring for certain and I can get all of my cold crops into the ground.

The covered broccoli plants look healthy, but have not grown much. On the other hand, the strawberry plants are doing quite well, adding leaves and getting larger day by day. The peas are starting to pop up their heads, so I have to get the fencing up to keep out our wildlife friends. I have already seen my first rabbit of the season, close to raised bed, just off the back porch.