I made it through Valentine’s Day and I want to thank all of you who reached out to get flowers for their darlings. And thank you to you who came out for the first meager tulip offerings. Now things are ramping up and this week we will have four varieties to choose from; Apricot Beauty that loves to sway to the music, Mystic Van Eijk, Tom Puce and the beautiful Columbus.
I am mixing them up this year since all the cooling weeks have been finished, I am pulling what I think will go well together. It is all very exciting, and you will be happily surprised as well.
Meanwhile, beyond tulips, yes there is such a thing beyond tulips. Who ‘da thought? Anyway, things are getting crowded in the dirty room. Upwards of 12 crates plus of tulips, then the seed starting shelves are getting full, more seeds to start soon…every flower grower plays Tetris this time of year, moving, moving, moving crates, seed flats, moving everything so it all fits into often a too small a space.
But, the ranunculus and anemone are sprouting…
Soon these will be moving out into the greenhouse into crates along with the anemones and that gives me a few more shelves, then the perennials will be able to move out into the greenhouse like the lavenders
So the lavenders, delphiniums, echinacea, columbine, and the rest will move out into the greenhouse. Then, I will have more space for the next up seedlings. Soon, by mid March the high tunnel will be planted and space will really be limited. Tetris, a lovely game to be sure. it is keeping me fit.
Speaking of fit. I am working very hard at it. I keep doing my exercises, and then I overdo it, cause that is what I do apparently.
I did get the newsletter out on the new platform. Sadly only to 41 of you. I think I fixed the issue, we won’t know until Friday coming up. So, if you don’t get the newsletter because I still haven’t figured it out, here are this week’s details. **The flower shed will be open from 10 to sold out. (sell out happened by 11:00 last week, this week and going forward there will be more tulips available). I have an orthopedics appointment at 10:15, but should be back by 11:00 fingers crossed. But do not fret! Steve will be the Satyr…(according to Siri, that is the male equivalent of a fairy), to assist you. (Steve corrects this with fairy, Satyrs are associated with Bacchus, the Greek god of drink and licentious behavior. Fairy is non gendered as in one of the Fae, Ireland’s gift to folklore.
I leave you now so you can mark your calendars for tulip pick up. I hope to see many of you on Friday. I will leave you with this image.
Until next week. I dream of flowers. Do you? Allie