Weeding is too soon this year

This winter was very short.  And while some of you may enjoy that, we did not.  It means work will last longer and be far more miserable this year as the bugs and diseases are rampant, and weeding starts much earlier, and it may even kill off some strawberries as it is too hot for them.  I'm having to keep my greenhouse open and vented and check carefully for overheating.  It's quite difficult at times.  But, we have managed to make a start in the garden nonetheless.

As usual, business starts with the unexpected.  Hope got her lead rope stuck on the wire again.

 On to the good stuff!  Arlis and dad made a potato hiller to pull behind the tractor.  This makes much better rows much quicker than we could.  They planted 50 pounds.

 Two rows of onions and the black tarp over the corn to keep the crows away again.  Once these plants are old enough to escape the crows, we'll move the tarp down and plant more.

 PLANT ME!!  PLANT ME!!  Not yet, sorry.  Everything from lettuce to zucchini to fig trees are waiting in the greenhouse.

 The freezer experiment did finally pan out.  We took the lid off, and managed to grow cabbage:

 and carrots:

 My herb garden came back with a vengeance this year with oregano

 mint

 and rosemary (the rosemary is a bit weak)

 My cherry tree is blooming and has blossomed since this picture

 pear

 The apple tree Arlis ran over with the tractor..snicker...has actually made a great comeback!

 My almond tree (Arlis is the backdrop)

Everyone's happy this spring....except for George.  I thought I had George tamed....but if George tries to flog me one more time...we will have George nuggets.