From Nancy at Lewis Waite Farm (information on our upstate farms):

We are jumping right in to summer - from a frost just last night to a possible high of 87 degrees this afternoon. I hope we can take the heat! We have been working steadily on the landscaping around the house this spring and are spreading mulch and moving perennials and shrubs as fast as we can to get done by Memorial Day weekend. We are working toward reducing maintenance around the house as the fruits and garden need time and the farm chores and packing and farmers markets consume us in the summer months. The plants that seem to weed themselves are the most welcome to stay or be grouped together in a larger patch. The blueberries are blooming, the raspberries are all leafed out and the grapevines are just starting to leaf and have small flower buds.

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