3/17/23  Well done is better than well said.  Ben Franklin

 Some clouds, calm, 30 degrees.  Partly cloudy this morning, rain/snow this afternoon, rain tonight.   Today's high 46 with a stiff south breeze,  tonight's low 35 with a SSE breeze.  Sunshine tomorrow with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 46, a low of 24.  Strong west winds Sunday with clouds, a high of 33, a low of 18.  Some sunshine Monday, the first day of spring,  with a west wind, a high of 41, a low of 31.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a stiff WNW breeze, a high of 46, a low of 22.  Partly cloudy Wednesday with a NW breeze, a high of 45, a low of 27.  Partly cloudy Thursday with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 43, a low of 29.  Rain/snow next Friday with an ENE breeze, a high of 42, a low of 33. Rain/snow showers next Saturday with a brisk NNW breeze, a high of 43, a low of 30.  Partly cloudy next Sunday with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 46, a low of 27.  Lots of Rain/snow showers the week of the 27th with highs of 40 the beginning of the week, the mid forties the end of the week. Lows from 29 to 32.  Brisk NW breezes all week.

     Yesterday was a pleasant spring day.  When the kids came home from school they thought they should go out without jackets.   The sun was shining.  Jay and a friend repaired the calibrachoa house.  So much wind and cold temperatures are in the forecast between now and April 1st they didn't think they could find a warm enough day to put on a polycarbonate  roof.  So they decided on patches and repairs.  The aim is always to move calibrachoas out of the big greenhouse on the first of April. New plastic on the hoop house is next.  Maybe the breeses won't be too strong next Wednesday?

     Bekah, Darel's Heather and Sally Jo spent the day planting.  Jay had filled pots and trays with soil before he went outside to work.  The greenhouse is filling up.  This morning will be a rearranging day.  Some of my plants will be bought back inside and put under lights to make more room.

     We like the crabapple trees we offer for sale to be both pretty and useful. Dolgo or Chestnut crabapples are our choice.  They are great pollinators for other apple trees and their apples are large enough and flavorful enough to use in jelly and cider.  We haven't been able to source any trees so yesterday I ordered Dolgo whips.  I also ordered some young reliance peach trees because I haven't been able to find older ones.

     May God be with you on this day, Sally