Wow, it's been so long since I posted, I almost am having trouble typing. Seriously. As for the trees since my last post, everything is leafing out, and budding/growing nicely. It's been a slow spring to say the least, and have only had a few days above 80F. Lots of 70's and 60's, but that might be better for the initial growth phase in the trees anyhow. Night temps are horrible for the peppers, as we were in the 40's again last night, and the low 40's the past few days. Almost everything I grew from seed this year is about dead. Thank goodness for Navlet's Nursery.
I've been to 2 full day workshops with Boon this year, and continue to learn, learn, learn. My last workshop was nothing but wiring, and as we got later in the day, Boon was pushing me to set the branches myself, saying that I had to practice doing it to learn. It was a good push in the right direction. I need to push myself more, but due to doing so many things wrong in the past, I guess I have a block or something-one more thing to work on. It's been a busy spring, though, and I have started making my own fertilizer, Boons recipe. First time I put it out, the dogs ate about 70 of the little guys, making their crap rather dark. It's all organic, though, so it must have been like dog treats. I've started letting it dry out for a few days first now, to let that initial smell get less pungent. Anyhow, I'll do some picture taking soon.