|
Post by whollygoats on Feb 13, 2016 16:43:59 GMT
It is official.
The crocus are up and blooming.
The violets came at the same time.
I had early blooming miniature daffodils in pots (probably 'forced' a bit for marketing), but now I've even one blooming example from previous years' dibbling. Still, I have a full tray of blooming miniature daffodils gracing my front stoop.
It is Presidents' Day, which means that the whole pruning process shall start the garden grooming processes anew for this year. I have not yet seen any forsythia in bloom, so I'm imaging that the calendular marker is leading the coevolutionary markers. I'm no longer beholden to accomplishing my pruning in one extended holiday weekend, like I did when I was gainfully employed. Now, I can pace myself.
So...I dunno 'bout the rest of you, but we have distinct and definite indicators of spring. Right here, on the ground, in Puddle City. We're not out of the woods, by any means, with regards the imposition of inclement and crappy weather, but the duration of any such is likely to be severely abbreviated. The prognosis is for rain....big surprise. But...right now...the sun is shining.
|
|
|
Post by JoeP on Feb 13, 2016 17:06:11 GMT
I now have a garden. (The previous place had some paving stones.) I haven't considered specific gardening plans yet, plenty to do inside the house at the moment. But soon ...
|
|
|
Post by Kye on Feb 13, 2016 18:05:48 GMT
I'm happy for you, Goat.
Today it's -25C here (-33C with the wind factored in), and more of the same, if not even colder, for tomorrow. A far cry from spring...
|
|
|
Post by whollygoats on Feb 13, 2016 18:25:36 GMT
I blame Canada.
|
|
|
Post by Kye on Feb 13, 2016 18:43:18 GMT
Justified in this case.
|
|
|
Post by Moose on Feb 14, 2016 0:00:32 GMT
There was a dawn chorus the other day - the first I've heard for a while (apart from the ever present squaking sea-gulls). It's very cold and frosty tonight but things are changing. I hope.
|
|
|
Post by whollygoats on Feb 14, 2016 2:09:55 GMT
The dawn chorus around here is the chooks complaining that the cats got out and they didn't.
|
|
|
Post by raspberrybullets on Feb 15, 2016 8:39:17 GMT
I'm glad it's coming into spring for you up there. I feel like the weather is getting a bit more autumnal than summer here, but having said that the weather is fine. Lovely warm days. I'm not too scared of winter here, it doesn't last long and the days never get too short.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2016 23:57:24 GMT
It is still quite cold here, at least for northern Germany, but dry. We don't have a garden, but I have been wondering if we could plant strawberries in a flower pot inside. We do get a lot of sunlight in our flat.
|
|