Everything's Coming Up.. Early?

The warm weather in March inspired me to start some seeds... It's so encouraging to see everything coming up early.  Today I sowed cherry belle radishes straight into the ground and buried some shallots.

Shallots ready for planting.

In the greenhouse, there are tomatoes, peppers and a myriad of herbs in trays ready to sprout.
This year, I'm hoping to build an herb box and grow basil, dill, savory, cilantro and sage.

While visiting my boyfriend at his current job a few weeks ago, I spied what looked like cherry seeds that had broken from their pits.  I decided to plant them and here's the result:

A cherry tree in its humble beginnings

I'm very excited to see what kind of cherry it turns out to be.  I love a good surprise.

The strawberries are already blossoming!

My garden to be.

 I am (im)patiently awaiting the time to utilize all of this wonderful space.  This season, I'm hoping to grow:
              -Shallots
              -Radishes
              -Turnips
              -Tomatoes
              -Cucumbers
              -Beets
              -Cayenne Peppers
              -Watermelons
              -Butternut Squash
              -Strawberries
              -Lots of herbs
              -Potatoes
I'd also love to plant some blueberry, gooseberry and currant bushes.
Now all I need is to make time to care for it all!
        

The First Warm Days of The Year

The weather has been so incredibly warm for this time of year.  Everything is so early, it's astonishing.  I heard on the news today that there is a some phenomenon that has led to the mass migration of butterflies into our area.  They really are everywhere!  I couldn't help but marvel at them while at work.  How perfect it was that their presence coincided with the early opening of the cherry blossoms.