February has not faired any better than January this Winter as snows have continued and the temperature hasn’t gotten much better. We did have a few days above freezing, but the month closed out with another blast of cold air compliments of yet another Polar Vortex. Unfortunately, with the Great Lakes frozen over the affects will be felt a little longer and a little deeper inland.
Normally, February would mean a start to the coming growing season, but not just yet. With the month closing out cold and snowy that may have to wait. Coupled with the weather, a path to the greenhouse will need to be cleared as now was kept open this Winter.
All of the seeds have been ordered and received at this point. They have been sorted into seeds to start and those for direct planting. The seeds to start are in two bunches – those for Spring and those for Summer. The Summer starts will wait until late April in order to be ready for setting out in Late May or early June. The Spring starts will be seeded in mid March and should be ready as soon as the beds have been prepared. Hopefully that preparation can get started by the middle of March or so.
All the livestock are holding on eagerly awaiting Spring so that they can get out and enjoy the sun. It has been a long Winter indoors for them as well and the level of cabin fever is rising in the barns and coops.