Morning, with tea

Weather: I haven't opened the curtains yet, but the weather report says cool this morning getting up above 70 during the day. Definitely not starting a fire today.

Made a list of job counselors/advisors to talk to. Sorted my electronic files by size, and that's pretty intimidating. Checking lifehacker for some tips on getting email inboxes under control.

Goals today: finish catalog file, research career counselors, write some fiction. Continue taming the Nether in Minecraft.

Garden log

Ten minutes digging up the last of the carrots and parsnips from last season - lost a few to frost and possibly squirrels (rabbits? deer?) but it should make a nice meal.

To do:
* Ask mom to contact the tree people about the hemlocks. (Done.)
* We've got our burn permit for the day, so we're burning brush.
* Clean carrots/parsnips.
* Fertilizing: first step is inventorying our misc fertilizers and mulches from last year.
* Pruning: roses and apple trees definitely need it, but this can wait until after fertilizing.
* Mom's inventorying seeds, so that's not on my desk.

Overall goal of the year: improve soil and permanent features (trees/shrubs/beds), but no complex planting or beds that will require a lot of weeding.

Garden recommendations

I'm reading A Northeast Gardener's Year by Lee Reich, and my mom's always sharing posts from A Way To Garden and Doug Green.

A few highlights from the March chapter:
* Year-old seed packets: why would you do that to yourself.
* Crop rotation! In theory.