March Madness

March Madness hits us Herbies in a different way than the hoops crowd.   We are all itching to get our fingers in the dirt.   And we celebrate by having our March meeting at Shady Acres Herb Farm in Chaska,  MN.  This year, the International Herb Association had designated Peppers, Capsicum as Herb of the Year for 2016,  so Theresa entertained us while making Vegetarian Chili,  full of what else,  but peppers.  We always eat well at our events, with an interesting and delicious array of foods.  Finally a few souls trudged down to the Greenhouse to get our green fix.

A Taste of What's to Come

A planted a few Calendula seeds on Leap Day.   I couldn't help myself.    The zinnia seeds from which these butterfly magnets bloomed were set in the soil last March.  I'm always amazed that those little seeds produce such an abundance of flowers and of butterflies.