Spring has sprung. The cold weather is mostly behind us, although we have cold mornings frequently. The frost threat looms still so we dare not plant our tomato family crops yet. But the cold climate crops (cabbages, beets, chards, garlics) are experiencing their fastest rate of growth until fall when it cools off again. Some are close to their harvest time, some are still tiny seedlings. We have Concord grapes in their 3 year coming in strong with beautiful fuchsia leaves unfurling. The Quince also display a fine assortment of red and green color as their leaves pop. Apple and pear trees are awakening from their winter slumber in cozy beds of oak mulch. The nut trees (Hickory, Chestnut and Hazelnut) are the youngest seedlings and also the slowest to leaf out in spring. A rolling harvest date from early may until late October is the normal cycle for farmsteads like this one, without seasonal extension technology like greenhouses and cold frames with additional heating pads an...