It is Spring on the farm. With that, is an inability to breathe properly and an influx of sneezing and snot. The trees are budding and feeding the cattle can be an experience. My worst month is usually when the grass is seeding, May/June. Welts form on my skin and my eyes are red. Taking allergy medication is a must, but it really doesn’t matter. I’ve grown used to carrying around paper towels, while trimming the pasture fencing.
Last week we were deep in snow, yesterday, it was 70 degrees! Oh Spring, you are ridiculous and lovely at the same time.
I also started seeds shortly before the snow. I am trying, but growing seeds has never been a strength of mine. I always have success direct seeding – to me it’s just easier and I feel the plants perform better. Every year I buy small vegetable plants as well – kale, tomatoes, etc, and always direct seed our squash. In one of my flower groups, this book is gracing the pages. While I’ve never thought of combining flowers and vegetables in a bouquet, they have always coexisted in my garden together. This year I will have more flowers and less vegetables, but maybe after reading this book, I’ll change my mind. 
I also decided to buy some bunches of flowers and make bouquets for fun. In that decision I determined I do not like having no control over the quality of the flowers I buy from someone else. It was unnerving and weird. Growing my own flowers ensures the quality I desire and an unlimited amount to choose from. If a flower is not up to par for a bouquet, I can just go and get another one that is. I am always learning and as my little business grows, I am figuring out how different aspects of it work. Even though it was fun playing with flowers again, I can’t wait for mine to appear.
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