March 31st I found this clump of red onions growing on the edge of the compost heap. Seemed such a shame to just turn them under when they looked so healthy and happy to be growing. It looks as though maybe a seed head of onions started there...where would that have come from ? maybe they're just red "spring onions" that will never form a bulb ? Where would those have come from ? I lifted the clump and seperated out 8 of the sturdiest looking ones and planted them alongside the garlic that was planted last October. The very next day a neighbor gave us some small red onion sets...proper little onions bulbs. Having never grown onions, I read up a little and see that I have to put a little thought into planting them ! I really wish that I had spread thick manure and straw over all the beds last Fall ! Well, I'll give some a try anyway.
March 31st is also Circumference Day...the day we go measure the circumference of most of the trees in the yard. It's a fun thing to do, something I wish we had started the year we'd moved here. As good a clelbration of the return of the growing season as Easter, I think. Pop came over and helped J and I measure and record the trees' girth. The big surprise was seed pods on one of the baby Catalpas that I started on Pop's 72nd Birthday started in Feb. of '01. We had a nice Mexican casserole ( layers of corn tortillas, roasted veggies, tofu, beans ) a big salad for dinner and then watched Who Killed The Electric Car. Everyone should see this film. Especially anyone contemplating buying a new car. It's a wake-up call for an individual's responsibility as an informed consumer and a scary look into how that information is twisted manipulated by and for the automobile and oil industries, aided by friends in the White House. Yikes.
