Growing

This past week or so has not felt like February. It has felt like Spring!!! The snow is mostly melted, and it rains often enough to leave a fresh, damp smell in the air. One crocus near my front door has already bloomed, and all over my yard, little bulbs are starting to come up.
Shameless plug: If this sounds like your ideal yard/garden/cottage home, we are moving in June. Let me know if you'd like to live there!
One of my favorite parts about my yard is that I have space to grow a garden. Most years my staple crops are tomatoes and zucchini, but this year I am moving before summer hits, so I won't be around long enough to grow them.
HOWEVER
I have all these seeds that say on the packet, "Plant as soon as soil is workable." Usually I don't plant these early enough, and they struggle to grow as the weather turns hot. Just Tuesday, though, I went out and planted a row of snow peas, carrots (keeping my fingers crossed... haven't had ANY luck with those for the last 2 years), spinach, onions, lettuce, and beets. If my timing works out, we should be able to have fresh vegetables for at least a month before we move. If there are still leftovers, those will be left to the next family that rents our beautiful cottage.
One fun story: Instead of just burying seeds in the dirt, I shoveled (using my legs, not my back) some compost and worked it into the soil. Then I knelt down to plant seeds, unwittingly smearing a rotten tomato down the leg of my pants from the knee to the ankle. And they are my only pair of maternity pants that fit.
Let's hear it for dresses!