We’re on the back side of a major winter precipitation event here in Central Missouri.
We had freezing rain for ~14 hours yesterday. Fortunately, there was warm air behind the front so all of the ice that accumulated during the day was melted away last night. Had the trailing air been cold things would have turned ugly.
I’m not sure how much it rained, but it was a lot. My pond is running a nice stream of water out the spillway this morning.
Things I’m doing now here on the South Alabama farm:
1. Getting ready to plant 6 very low chill apple trees, six peach trees, and five blueberry bushes. Got the holes augered out and awaiting cooler weather. All the trees and bushes were bought on sale last summer, so have spent their first nine months in pots.
2. Plowed up the upper garden to plant Irish potatoes. I had a real great crop last year and I have many soft sprouters left over.
3. Added a ton of leaves, pine straw, wood chips and mowed grass on top of the lower garden beds. I need to rototill it all in, once the soil dries out a little. The existing soil is mud when it rains and dries like a brick. It needs lots of extra tilth!
4. Planted inside cabbages, broccoli, and kale last month. These are ready to go out in a few more weeks. Collards planted last Fall eaten by deer, but a couple of them are sprouting back. I just covered these with chicken wire this morning to keep the deer out!
I rarely report here weekly, but just wanted to give a seasonal update for the record.