It is mid-February and already spring is in the air. It has been an especially warm winter for us here in Seattle this year. I got out and enjoyed the 60F and Sunny weather we had yesterday. I actually had to mow the lawn,.. during which I found the first dandelion flower already. They don’t waste any time.
Other things are growing too.
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My garlic didn’t grow at all last fall. I planted it ‘on time’, according to my resources anyway, but nothing sprouted. That is probably a good thing since all of the greens avoided the week of 15F nights we had in December. They are wasting no spring sun though, they are growing quickly. The “mulch” is the leaves dropped by Japanese maple. It was sort of a half hearted mulching effort. |
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Inside my cold frames the spinach is getting off to a good head start. These were planted in late October.. which is way too late really, but they just kind of hung out over the winter and have started growing quickly with each sunny day we get. |
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My daylilies have started to break ground in the flower bed as well. The blueberry bush has buds forming and the trees and shrubs are all starting to bud and leaf out too. I love it! |
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I was at my local independent hardware store picking up some supplies for a gardening project (which I’ll post about if it turns out well) when I saw some primroses on sale for $1 each. My planter box on the front porch has been bare all winter so I decided to pep it up a little. Scoring the brownie points with my lovely wife didn’t hurt either! |
Love this site!! It will be such fun to watch it grow and watch the garden grow as well. LOVE the pretty flowers for Michelle, i’m sure it made her smile.
Have fun tilling this weekend, bring your gloves!
Mom