On 2/25/2016 8:41 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
songbird wrote:
Derald wrote:
The Cook wrote:
Terry Coombs wrote:

And I've already started some tomatoes and peppers . Got 18 cells
of 'maters that have come up already , nothing from the peppers
yet .


I'm not so sure about spring since we had snow here at the beginning
of the week. Finally go to the store to get some onion seeds
yesterday and put 144 seeds into the starter trays. If it doesn't
snow again next week I will start a few other things.

Down here, we've had a warm winter. It's warm now but in no way
"feels" like spring yet. Weather geeks're calling for rain and
another chilly snap within the next few days. Off of your snow, no
doubt; thanks a bunch.... My onions (Red Creole) are coming along
nicely. Bulbing onion seeds are planted in late fall and transplants
(as well as "sets") go into the garden in December or January.
Planted 260+ "Little Marvel" pea seeds this morning with more
planned for RSN. They're hardy to the temperatures we're likely to
get this late and solar gain in the beds helps, too. Never did get
cold enough this year to seriously damage the fall-planted peas; I'm
still picking from them, although, yield has fallen a bit. Waiting
for sure-enough warm weather when I can get some real peas and some
okra into the ground; yummmm.

haha, it is still winter up here. went from relatively
nice weather Tues where i was outside with only one long
shirt on (42F and sunny) to snowstorm yesterday. i expected
to wake up today to more blowing snow and more coming down
and the forecast says we may pick up another inch, but the
worst of it is over for now. it went from all brown to
white. which since it is still winter is what it should be.
about a foot of heavy snow is my guess. we'll be doing
some shoveling today. and yes, i'm glad, i hate doing
useless exercise, snow shoveling is good exercise and my
back needs some amount of this sort of work to be happy.



having some good cold weather right now is needed to keep
the trees from budding out and flowering too early.


songbird

The buds on my fruit trees are starting to swell , and you're right , it's
too early . Night before last it snowed here , most of it melted yesterday
and it's headed back up into the 60's later this week . It's sure enough
been a weird winter !

Our fruit trees are putting on buds, some of the spring lilies are
already blooming. We're starting seeds today in the house.

Yesterday the red wiggler worms we ordered came in and were put into
their new home. A little later today I will check to see if the little
buggers are out of their ball and spreading out. We have plenty of both
brown goodies and veggie scraps to keep them happy.

Most of the fall garden is gone and the rest comes out today and will be
turned into worm food or compost.

George