I’m still alive. After a long hiatus, I am gardening again. My family has moved back to Utah and my husband has a job. We are renting this year, but actually found a rental with a garden plot.

A couple of nice warm days (it actually hit 38 degrees), and now I am thinking it is almost spring. I even have proof:

In reality, snow is still coming and temperatures are not getting over 40. Spring might be a while away, but it is a good time to start gardening. Yesterday I spent the day pruning in my parents’ orchard, and today I sorted through my garden supplies that made it through far too many moves. Tasks on my list include:

• Planning out the garden
• Pruning hardy fruit trees
• Sorting through my seed collection and testing for germination percentage
• Setting up the shelves for seed starting
• Starting early vegetable seeds
• Sort through gardening information to get ready for coaching/teaching during the season

Are you itching for spring as much as I am?