🌱Let's talk about raised beds

Published: Wed, 01/28/26

Updated: Wed, 02/04/26

It's What's Up Wednesday!

It’s terribly cold, and I’m still shoveling out from winter storm Fern. And now meteorologists are throwing around the words Nor’easter and bomb cyclone when talking about this weekend. Hmm, I’m going to need more unsalted butter and eggs if we’re going to have another storm.

How is everyone faring? Were you affected by Fern?

I was standing at the window the other day and snapped a photo of my raised beds all covered in snow. It’s wild to see them buried, and now that in just a few weeks I’ll be out there getting everything ready for the growing season. So, I thought, why not make this week’s What’s Up Wednesday all about raised beds?

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