And the Boxes Keep Coming
‘Tis spring, and what happens in the early spring? All the plants that I have ordered through the long cold winter are starting to rock in. On Wednesday two boxes of roses arrived and are waiting planting. Thursday 2 boxes from FEDCO arrived holding 35 bare root trees and shrubs, that I managed to get into the ground yesterday. It is a good thing Garth finished up when he did on my last? clearing project. On Friday the box with the chrysanthemum cuttings arrived and they got potted up Saturday morning. This week coming the 16? lilacs I ordered are arriving and another order of shrubs has been shipped. Oh, and all the perennials that I have ordered have also been shipped. It will be a busy week planting. Hopefully the weather will cooperate. Oh, and snow is in the forecast for Tuesday to make it more fun to be outside.
Every flower that was harvested last Thursday sold, and if I had more to harvest they probably would have sold as well. I think everyone is needing color and happiness right now. Don’t worry, there are still tulips to be had in the coming weeks, just no more hyacinths.
Speaking of tulips… if you look closely, really closely, you will see the tips of the tulips poking out of the bark mulch.
That is very exciting and a big phew…I think I stress more about tulips than I do any other crop I grow. Probably because they are such an investment of dollars, time and energy. They are such a treat at this time of year.
I am sure you are all asking what I am going to do with my time this week, besides planting 20 shrubs and I have no idea how many perennials. Wait, I think it is 90 perennials that will have to go in this weeks as well. Well… I have a greenhouse of seedlings that are ready to go and be planted in the tunnel.
They will also be joined by the last planting of ranunculus and anemone. This planting will wait until at least Thursday because the lows for Wednesday morning will be 18 degrees. That calls for two layers of frost cloth for protection.
Meanwhile, under the benches I have narcissus from last year’s crates that I wintered outside and hauled in when they were un-frozen. I had hoped they would beat the field grown narcissus in bloom time and that just might be the case..
So on this long rambling note, I will leave you with our Easter wishes from Lottarock.
Until next week, Allie. I dream of flowers, sunshine during the day, rain at night and a few more hours in a day.