Garden in February, Eastern NC, Zone 7b

February 8, 2016

Sorry this is about a week late. January threw me for a loop. Baby #7 was due at the end of January. I have never had a baby come any earlier than 41 weeks or so. When my water broke at 38 weeks, it was a shock, to say the least. Anyway, here is what the garden looked like at the beginning of January.

And here is what it looks like at the beginning of February.

We had an ice storm at the end of January and about a week later, we reached the low 70s.

Our spring bulbs are very confused.

I uncovered the hoops and the cabbages looked fabulous! They weathered the high teens beautifully. Because of the warmer temperatures, I kept them uncovered. And the deer appreciated that because they ate two of my cabbages that were just about ready to be harvested. 😦 So sad. Part of me thinks – when do I throw in the towel? while another part of me thinks – one day I’ll get this! Nieto Photography 2016 (this is all the deer left 😦 )

The broccoli did not fair well in the ice storm. I need to write down in my garden journal to use thicker fabric for the broccoli next year.Most of the young, purple cabbages are looking pretty good. I just need to keep them alive about another month then I think we’ll be able to harvest them 😀 I was able to prune about 10 blueberry plants before I went into labor.I still have about 20 or so more to go. I have recovered for the most part from labor and delivery so I plan on pruning the rest this month.(This is what the bushes look like before being pruned)