songbird wrote:
....peas, turnips, onion seeds...

as it goes, the frosts, heavy freezes
and snow/sleet/hail/wintrymix have knocked
the turnip sprouts back, yet there are plenty
of seeds still sprouting. the weather went
from mid-80s to mid-20s and we've had ice in
the birdbaths a few times. funny to see a
blue jay drinking from one today.

the peas look like nothing has happened
at all. growing well. garlic also doing
well.

the onion sprouts are also doing ok. not
growing fast, but they are sprouting and
sticking their knee above the soil waiting
for some sunshine. a little sun out now
and nice to see.

the next day i can get out and plant i'll
be putting in the second round of onion seeds,
the first round of bunching onion seeds, a
second round of peas. the second try at
turnips i'll hold off on for another two or
three weeks. see what the weather does and
what the forecast looks like.

in other news, daffodils, tulips up and
at'em, cold weather has damaged a lot of tulip
blooms so i'll have to keep an eye on things
there (for botrytis). still looks nice from
a distance. daffodils hold up a little better
to the cold. hyacynths, many blooming, some
damaged by the cold. still some bright and
providing notes of color here or there to at
least keep some cheer. grape hyacynths, gonzo
as usual. nothing does them in. and funny,
a lone crocus, with the cold returning it
made this one think again it was ok to bloom.

rhubarb coming up, looking good. strawberries
tried to flower but were frozen. last year
first strawberry bloom date was May 11th or
so. this year March 26th. some everbearing
plants will bloom again several more times. an
early freeze won't completely put off production.
all look good, the cold might upset the blooms
but the leaves are nice and green and they are
putting out new growth.

that's about it for now. not too much outside
work getting done. hope this week shapes up and
i can get out there. it was nice getting ahead
of the list for a change.

peace,


songbird