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Old 29-03-2015, 06:49 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default What Happened to Spring?

On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:03:09 -0400, The Cook wrote:

It was down to 31°F last night and 26°F predicted for tonight. I
covered my onions and spinach with 2 layers of row cover. Took it off
today so they don't cook. Back on tonight. I found some volunteer
lettuce plants yesterday. Dug the up and put them in the greenhouse.
They go back out when it warms up. Thank goodness the peas haven't
germinated yet.

I cut a small serving of rhubarb this morning. Dessert at lunch.
Discovered that 2 of the 3 rhubarb plants DH got last year have poked
their heads through. Still watching the last one. These are fairly
expensive, supposed to be red ones. Once they get going good I may
start taking cuttings and replace some of the existing plants that don't
do very well.

Guess in a few days I will start transplanting some of my tomato and
pepper seedlings into larger quarters. Am even more sure that they are
not going outside until sometime in May.


It's coming just a little bit more slowly this year. Spring fever is
getting the best of all of us. Here's a pic that might help scare away
those cold nights.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/fry_daddy/
perennialhouse1_zpsqnk9q9ne.jpg