Wowee, how ‘bout this winter? Good thing we don’t have any major projects planned. Building a chicken coop or installing a deer fence would be pretty tough in these conditions. Garlic mulching, on the other hand, proceeded until it didn't. We started in January, after the first snowfall. Applying brown mulch over the blinding white landscape felt like working upside-down. Instead of snow burying the earth, earth buried the snow. A big thank you to our volunteer crew, Glenn, Rich, Jeff, and Bryan, for keeping their footing and the wheelbarrows moving in such treacherous conditions. We completed two-thirds of the job before running out of leaves. Then the blizzard hit, and there was no mulching after that. Now we’re stuck waiting for a thaw. My crystal ball tells me the end of this job, whenever it happens, will be very muddy. Read more...