Spring cleanup and gardening

This time of year is very busy here. Cleanup from winter projects and spring planting keep us working from sun up to sun down. The big push is done now. The onions, garlic and strawberries are doing well. Tomatoes are planted and almost all the winter crops have been harvested. The only thing left from winter is black kale. I had some for supper tonight. Very good boiled until tender, chopped and sauteed in sesame seed oil. A little cheese and boiled egg on top completed the meal. Very good! Many cole crops can be grown year around here on the south Oregon coast. Preparations are being made to install a wind turbine to increase the available renewable energy. A simple solar batch water heater is in the process of being constructed. It will be the plain enclosed box type, but it should produce enough hot water for the needs here. So that will be one more step to independence.