Signs of Spring
Yesterday I had the chance to get out into the blueberries again to do more pruning. On the way out to the blueberries, I pass the garlic field. All the snow had melted from the field, so I stopped to inspect and look for signs of life. I found it! The picture I took with my camera phone is blurry (probably because I went for the extreme close up), but it conveys what it should. The garlic is starting to poke it’s way out of the ground. This could be growth that started before the freeze/snowpack, but it’s nice to see nonetheless.
So back to the business of pruning. Our blueberry bushes are tall. I’m trying to remedy that, but every time I dig into a bush and think I’ve finished, I then step back. The view from a few steps back often look like I haven’t done enough. I am cutting out the stuff that is too high to reach, as well as any of the dead wood. It just doesn’t look like it to me when I’m done. I do know that whatever I do now will make my life easier come summer. I just have to keep telling myself that.
Tags: Blueberries, Garlic, Pruning