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Here comes Spring (Original Post) libodem Mar 2014 OP
Nice! We have some blooming crocus, daffodils...and right now, freezing rain and 33 degrees! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2014 #1
Aren't you our resident tomato pro? libodem Mar 2014 #3
Nice! elleng Mar 2014 #2
Thank you libodem Mar 2014 #4
That's very exciting! elleng Mar 2014 #6
What are those things? The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2014 #5
Crocuses libodem Mar 2014 #8
I know; I was just being silly. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2014 #9
Sorry if that sounded abrupt libodem Mar 2014 #11
I think my phone is the only thing I have that hasn't frozen. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2014 #12
Hee hee hee libodem Mar 2014 #13
I am envious. Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #7
They do bring hope libodem Mar 2014 #10
Har har har. Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #14
I hear you! libodem Mar 2014 #15
Damn, I saw one today too Aerows Mar 2014 #20
Spring is on the way to you, too. Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #21
I ordered them by mail as seedling plants Aerows Mar 2014 #22
Used to own a house, elleng Mar 2014 #16
Mine look like wilted lettuce with colorful blobs on it. They were blooming sinkingfeeling Mar 2014 #17
Beautiful picture. ellenrr Mar 2014 #18
Tips on growing tomatoes, peppers and lettuce would be helpful Aerows Mar 2014 #19
It's 63F and 85% humidity Aerows Mar 2014 #23
That sounds pretty springie libodem Mar 2014 #24

NRaleighLiberal

(60,470 posts)
1. Nice! We have some blooming crocus, daffodils...and right now, freezing rain and 33 degrees!
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 06:57 PM
Mar 2014

Spring - as in mild days - is supposed to appear on Saturday....I sure hope so! I have flats of seedlings that badly need some warming sunshine!

libodem

(19,288 posts)
3. Aren't you our resident tomato pro?
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 07:03 PM
Mar 2014

Here's to a bumper crop. I've gone strictly to flowers. My townhouse has a miniature backyard.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,583 posts)
5. What are those things?
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 07:13 PM
Mar 2014

We're still under a couple feet of snow. I don't think I even remember what flowers look like.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,583 posts)
9. I know; I was just being silly.
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 07:18 PM
Mar 2014

I have planted crocuses but they are still under a lot of snow. I probably won't see them for at least a month.

libodem

(19,288 posts)
11. Sorry if that sounded abrupt
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 07:22 PM
Mar 2014

I was going to add more comments but sometimes my phone freezes and I can't make the keyboard operate. Hope you thaw soon.

libodem

(19,288 posts)
13. Hee hee hee
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 07:29 PM
Mar 2014

It only happens sometimes but it won't type in the body of the message, after a word or two. Weird.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
7. I am envious.
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 07:14 PM
Mar 2014

This is the time when I hopefully look for any sign of spring, but we have had such a bitter winter that the ground is still frozen. They are saying that they can't even tap the maple trees yet, and it is usually done by now. I haven't even got a tip of green leaves where my crocuses are planted yet.

But.....I did see two Turkey Vultures today, my spring harbingers. So I have hope.

libodem

(19,288 posts)
10. They do bring hope
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 07:20 PM
Mar 2014

Crocuses and turkey vultures. Harbinger s of spring. My mom had to correct me once, in my 20's, for saying harr-bringers.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
14. Har har har.
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 07:41 PM
Mar 2014


Or maybe not so funny.....I get giddy when spring is finally showing signs of being here.
 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
20. Damn, I saw one today too
Sun Mar 9, 2014, 09:35 PM
Mar 2014

And I haven't even put the tomato plants out yet. I know I'm not that good at gardening, but yeah, that isn't exactly a harbinger of good things to come.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
21. Spring is on the way to you, too.
Mon Mar 10, 2014, 05:10 PM
Mar 2014

I love and admire Turkey Vultures. I even have a painting over the sofa in the living room of what I call "The Three Wise Men"...three Black Vultures (the artist didn't have Turkey Vultures, too bad). And they are so great to use as harbingers of spring because of the unique way that they fly---soaring high enough for me to spot them immediately. Not like the pesky robin, who I have heard singing in the morning all last week but cannot spot him.

Have you got the tomato seedlings ready? Putting them "out" would mean to me "outside", and I couldn't even imagine that this early.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
22. I ordered them by mail as seedling plants
Mon Mar 10, 2014, 11:15 PM
Mar 2014

It's already warm here, like "should I turn on the A/C?" warm here. Life on the Gulf Coast and the MS Delta.

Humidity is stifling already (80%) and it's like 70 out, so it's nobody's idea of cold or mild.

elleng

(135,841 posts)
16. Used to own a house,
Fri Mar 7, 2014, 12:01 AM
Mar 2014

a home in DC, and front yard had crocus (and weeping cherry and dogwood. Was lovely.)

Moved out in '06, sold the house in '08, and haven't seen this year's situation. Likely crocus, which used to appear in February, didn't do so then this year, been cold and snow covered around here.

Do miss the experience, the day we'd go out and exclaim: 'Crocus is here!!!'

sinkingfeeling

(52,964 posts)
17. Mine look like wilted lettuce with colorful blobs on it. They were blooming
Fri Mar 7, 2014, 09:32 AM
Mar 2014

when the 3 inches of sleet and then snow fell last Sunday.

ellenrr

(3,864 posts)
18. Beautiful picture.
Sun Mar 9, 2014, 08:04 AM
Mar 2014

I still can't see anything in my garden. Still under snow.
My garden is in a community garden which is only 3 miles from my house but the microclimate is so different. It is open and the wind blows through. It always has the first frost before the city. But I keep going out and hoping. I am so desperate to see my garden.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
19. Tips on growing tomatoes, peppers and lettuce would be helpful
Sun Mar 9, 2014, 09:34 PM
Mar 2014

I ordered six tomato plants to put out, some black seed leaf lettuce (ready to start using in around 40 days), butter lettuce and tabasco pepper from seed to put out.

My mom and dad and my aunt (all whom live in the neighborhood) are great gardeners, but I'm not really that good at it, but want to improve. I have a little area for a garden that gets good sunlight that is about 6' by 6'.

Think I can get some things growing in that?

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