Springtime — Somewhat Delayed
It finally feels a bit like Spring around here — at least it has in the past couple of days. Unfortunately, the weather forecast for the coming weekend features (I’m sure you’ve guessed by now) SNOW! I’m afraid that the daffodils, tulips and helebore are on their own as nobody in our household really has time to go try to cover them to protect them from the weather.
Part of the veggie/wildflower garden has been raked but not yet tilled, so we probably won’t get any peas this year unless I try for a Fall crop. Since the snowy Winter was quite hard on our chicken wire fence, there’s not much left for peas to climb on anyway.
This is the first year that I’ve tried Winter sowing and I’ve been checking the four water jugs that are sitting near the garden. So far it looks like just one calendula and perhaps a marigold plant have decided to sprout. Maybe they know better than the humans just what the weather is likely to be.
If you haven’t heard about Winter sowing, here’s a link to an excellent site that will tell you all you need to know to give it a shot on your own. Wintersown