Projects are slowly getting ticked off the to do list before the end of the year. The seed order has been placed, and has started shipping, but since it is ten days until the big day who knows when it will arrive. As long as it gets here by early January it is fine with me.
I still haven’t cleaned up the high tunnel but since that generally doesn’t get planted until mid March or so, there isn’t a huge rush, and there will still be plenty of nice days to play in there before it is needed.
What I have done is hauled a mini crate of Muscari into the dirty room. This crate is one that I summered over from last year. Kinda like overwintering, but summered over is more apt for this case. It has had thirteen weeks of cooling so it should be ready to go. Now is the waiting game. If this experiment works, oversummering, then bulb forcing, other than tulips could take an interesting turn. Only time will tell.
The narcissus that are in the bulb cooler are looking really good as well so they might start being pulled early January, the first crates of tulips will be pulled the middle of January and if all goes to plan, there will be spring flowers available in February. I, for one, can hardly wait.
It has been quite a year here at Lottarock, and i want to thank you all for your support, from helping out moving crates after surgery, moral support telling me yes, I can do this, and especially for all of your support enjoying my flowers. It means the world to me and I thank you all from the bottom to the top of my heart.
I am going to take a few weeks off blogging, you all are busy, and there really isn’t much happening in the flower world yet, but soon I will be back rested and full of exciting floral news about happenings.
Until 2025, have a wonderful holiday season, a happy new year, and I will be back in January.
Thank you for everything, Allie, the one who dreams of flowers.