Comments on: Has Spring sprung?

By: VP

VP — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:26:51 +0000

So far I’ve resisted the temptation to get sowing, but that open cold frame might just have sent me over the edge.

I will head myself off at the pass and get the secateurs out instead to do a quick spot of tidying up…

By: Titania

Titania — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:59:04 +0000

You have got a great seed box so the seedlings have time to grow strong and robust. The crocus are gorgeous and very precious. They lure you out of the warm home to appreciate their beauty and to get a deep breath of rich fresh garden air! Well, puss in boots is well known to be a “Stubenhocker” which means they like it best in a warm spot in the living room. It seem nowadays they even do scrabble to look busy!

By: Frances

Frances — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:13:29 +0000

Hi EG, the cat knows all. We have five winters here in TN, Gail is forgetting about stawberry winter, dogwood winter, blackberry winter, I can’t remember the other names….We go by the last frost date for the major planting, for us it is April 10. But clean up can be done, the roses pruned, peas sown. But not spring yet, sadly. But it will be here soon! :-)
Frances

Frances: Well I hope it is soon because I can’t wait any longer. At least we only have one winter here :-)

By: Yolanda Elizabet

Yolanda Elizabet — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:12:27 +0000

Of course you should listen to your cat. We are very surprised that you don’t. Your cat doesn’t seem to have trained you properly as we have done with our devoted slave.

The Bliss Team

Bliss Team: Yes you have trained Yolanda Elizabet well. I obviously need more lessons in cat servitude. I will try harder!

By: chaiselongue

chaiselongue — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:19:47 +0000

Lovely crocuses – always a hopeful sign. Yes, it’s warmer here too at last, but every year it’s the same isn’t it? A few days of warmth fool us into thinking it’s spring … only to have our hopes frozen. Spring is really on it’s way, though, two steps forward one step back, and we have to believe that the seeds we sow now will thrive in warmer weather. I’m just off to sit in the sun and contemplate all this!

Chaiselongue: I wish I could sit in the sun with you :-)

By: AnneTanne (Belgium)

AnneTanne (Belgium) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:55:55 +0000

At least here in Belgium, winter doesn’t seem to be over yet. We had a few days that the temperatures went above 5 degrees C, but at night it’s goes down to -5 and below, and weather forcast is ‘promising’ snow showers again for the first half of next week.

I do like winter (at least from the end of november till half february), but I also like to see my winterflowers blooming, and apart from my snowdrops I don’t see a lot of them.

AnneTanne: I hope it warms up as I’m visiting Brussels next month!

By: HappyMouffetard

HappyMouffetard — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:41:37 +0000

The crocuses are beautiful (as is the cat!). One advantage of the severe winter this year is that it hasn’t tempted me to start any early seeds off. But the bulbs appearing now means that my fingers will soon be itching to get sowing. Must. control. temptation.

HM: After all the snow common sense should tell me to hold off sowing but somehow resistance is futile!

By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:23:47 +0000

My head says to tell you to wait another month. My early starts are always stunted.

My heart says prune and plant away. That’s what I’m doing. It’s not right, but we’re gardeners, we can’t help it, right? One of these years, it has to actually be spring in February. Why fight it?

Megan: Can’t resist can we. At least I know there are others like me out there (lol)

By: Miranda Bell

Miranda Bell — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:40:09 +0000

I love Crocus flowers – they never fail to brighten up a corner – beautiful photos…

Miranda: Yes they are cheerful and of course if they are open you know the sun is shining.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:12:30 +0000

I don’t think that winter is done and dusted yet :( That lovely puddy tat has probably got it right. I have not tidied up the tat from the perennials yet just in case. Having said that I have sown a few seeds earlier than I have ever done :)

Anna: Sowing seeds is a sort of compromise gardening, as long as I can safely keep them under some sort of cover!