Busy as bees

A lot's been going on at Hardrock Ranch. Today, we direct sowed two kinds of chard, three kinds of carrots, mesclun, oakleaf lettuce, wild arugula, turnip, mizuna, purple mizuna, spinach and fava beans. Over in the herb bed, we sowed chamomile and parsley.

Have I mentioned that Mark is the creative and talented one? Here are some examples of his row markers:

And here's a bamboo trellis he's building for nasturtiums:

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The nursery continues to expand - we recently brought a few herb cuttings from Bainbridge Island. Also, we're trying to propagate some native filbert from cuttings (I actually bought some rooting hormone this time).

That's not all, either. Acres of mowing, miscellaneous tree and bamboo planting, construction of a recycle organizing shelving system, snowplow-proof mailbox post design and fabrication, and lots and lots of throwing the ball for the dog. Finally, it's quittin time.