It's SPRING!!

It finally feels like Spring which means it is time to start planting. Planting is a lot of work. When possible I like to plant perennials because once they are established you can just sit back and enjoy them. When I first moved to Port Byron in 2005 kind neighbors provided some plants that have provided years of effortless enjoyment: COMMON CHIVES are a nice oniony taste that goes well in almost everything where you want a mild onion taste, in Spring they have pretty blue flowers that attract bees and butterflies; GARLIC CHIVES have a sharper taste and have pretty white flowers in September that insects love; we also have an abundance of June-bearing STRAWBERRIES, we received a few runners and we now have a 30' by 40' strawberry patch that produces more strawberries than we can use, we still have frozen strawberries and jam from last year and we gave them away to anyone who would take them. We would gladly pass on the favor to anyone who would like common chives, garlic chives or strawberries for their garden. Strawberries do require sunshine and need some space (they spread). They all require very little work and provide a lot of tasty enjoyment. We also grew a lot of great tasting butternut squash last year, they kept very well and we still have three left to eat. Squash requires no work at all but they need sun and room to spread. We have a lot of seeds from those great butternut squash which we would be happy to share. If anyone would like to plant garlic or common chive, strawberries or butternut squash in their garden just send an email to portbyronmayor@gmail.com. Watch this space. We will have other perennials to share soon.