PHOTOS BY MASON JANE MILAM
But ! At least this gives me an opportunity to treat the soil deep down , for what that ’ s worth . Both new pipes and the baby plants go back in .
And then we go to the States for six weeks . It barely rains the whole time we ’ re gone . Death , death , and more death .
So . More plants , plus a ground-watering system , go in . I really pile on the mulch for the winter .
And the spring is glorious ! Followed by a lush summer , colorful fall , another cozy winter deep in mulch , and an even better following spring . And then another . The sour cherries , plums , gooseberries , red currents , and tomatoes are fat and brilliant . The soil is dark and soft and wriggling with our lovingly cultivated earthworms . But it ’ s not just the plants that love worms …
Now we ’ ve got moles .
With a shrug and a laugh and a tear in my eye ,
Mason Jane Milam Executive Editor
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