It might be 32 days left until spring but do you think I will be seeing a snowless garden? That is the question. I have lots of plants starting to rock in by the middle of March….It is a good thing I have a lot of tulip soil to pot up the perennials because I don’ think I will be planting outside by then (I knew that when I ordered so I am prepared).
But spring is happening here in the dirty room. S-L-O-W-L-Y. I am harvesting the first crate of tulips, and I have others on their heels. Not as quickly as I would like, or for that matter any of my flower people would like, but nature can’t be rushed as much as I would like it to. That being said, I am hoping I will have enough tulips to offer on Friday…it’s still five days out….stay tuned.
The seedlings are looking really good. They had their first feed yesterday making the house smell a bit like low tide. Some of them are getting their true leaves so I will be able to transplant some soon and then hope to get more cool flowers seeded and the sweet peas.
When I was down in the cooler yesterday I noticed that I had shoots coming up on the Muscari that I thought were goners. Now that is exciting! I had written them off but hadn’t gotten around to dumping them. It is a good thing I didn’t, I guess.
This time every year I always worry about the season and how it is going to go. Weather is always forefront, never knowing what we will get and when but also will I have too many flowers? Not enough flowers? I am looking forward to this year’s expansion with more woodies and perennials and my collaborations with others as well as some possible design work thrown in to keep that creative energy going.
I have a couple of thoughts brewing in my brain so stay tuned to see what I am thinking of. Nothing will start until I have flowers though, and plenty of them so I have plenty of time yet.
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So, I think I have covered everything this week so I will pass you off to Steve for his entrance ditty.
Until next week, Allie. I dream of flowers, do you?