Cristina Pulling Weeds at Fonda

Fonda San Miguel’s garden is transitioning into spring. The giant squash, the prolific cherry tomatoes and the Mexican herb, papalote, were felled and frozen by the hard December freezes. Taking their place though are versatile cold hardy spring plants like broccoli, turnips, radishes, arugula and carrots which we planted from seed. The rains were helpful for their establishment. Unfortunately the rain also contributed to weeds galore, so weeding by hand is necessary. After the previous summer without rain, our motto is “we’ll take what we can get.”

In full swing as I write this are Swiss chard, strawberries, lettuce, wild onions and calendulas and some self seeded broccoli from last year’s crop, all of which handled the cold like a polar bear feathered in crisp, non-polluted snow.

This spring we’re looking forward to adding a variety of native Texas wildflowers to the garden. Being a Certified Wildlife Habitat, the added buzz from pollinating insects and birds will add to the community of rhino beetle larvae and earth worms already digging through the organic nutrient laced soil.

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