From: pintiha@jhmi.edu   
      
   On Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 9:53:22 AM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:   
   >   Strawberries , that is . With today's haul we have enough for a batch    
   > of jam ... half pints are in the dishwasher , berries are on the counter    
   > ready to cap-n-smash .In addition , the corn is coming up nicely , I    
   > will have to reseed a couple of spots though . Taters are boomin' , got    
   > them hilled up nicely and mulched heavily with straw . I'm seeing a few    
   > beans sprouting (blue lake bush) and the bunching onions are mostly up    
   > now . The tomatoes got the cardboard then straw mulch treatment , trying    
   > to prevent soil splashing on them to help prevent blight problems . And    
   > yesterday I saw some of the beets have come up too . It's been a cool    
   > wet spring , I feel like I'm behind - but I'm not really , summer's here    
   > are pretty long and I won't worry about frost until early October .   
   >    
   > --    
   >   Snag   
   > Yes , I'm old   
   > and crochety - and armed .   
   > Get outta my woods !   
      
   Our garden is doing well but we've had too much rain here in Maryland to get   
   out and weed properly. The front lawn is getting near the point where I can   
   bale it for the sheep to eat next winter.   
      
   Paul   
      
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