Guest Tracy96 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Yippie! My tulips are up about 4 inches and daffs are about 2 inches. They were coming up through the snow.....hee hee. Yesterdays sun sure helped! Can't wait until they bloom!!!! I love the scent of spring flowers. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snellma Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 This is what it is looking like in SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Those are really nice pics....Thanks for sharing!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I'm jealous! I'm still seeing snow. I was in Harrisburg for a few days this week and the spring bulbs are starting to poke their heads up there. I know it is spring because I had seeds germinate in 3 days! The broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and a decorative amaranth were up before I even got the tomatoes in. Must get tomatoes planted before St. Patrick's Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snellma Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Spring is coming - I promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzie Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Thanks for the pictures, they give us hope that Spring is just around the corner. As I said earlier I was going to Florida - well I had a great time and the flowers are all in bloom as they probably are all the time. I had a grapefruit right from the tree and it was delicious. It was hard coming back to our weather. I had to laugh when the weatherman in FL said it was going to drop down to a cold 69. We should be so lucky. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 We were in Gettysburg this weekend and the leaves of the spring bulbs are all up but we saw no actual blossoms, so it's on its way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snellma Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Planted 2 rows of green beans and 2 row of yellow (wax) beans yesterday. No signs of peas or beets yet, but the onions are up about 1/2 inch. Had a little rain over the weekend but are supposed to get some more the next 2 days. Hopefully that will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracy96 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I think most of PA is jealous!!! It's freezing here. Had a low of 18 last night. It's supposed to be nice (50's) on Wed. Yes, it's pretty bad when it's called being nice out and it's only in the 50's...LOL Your pics are very pretty. I can't wait until it looks like that here....except the allergies that will come too...hee hee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snellma Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Ah yes - the allergies. We have something down here called pine pollen. You just can't believe it until you see it. It is this yellowish-green powder that comes off the pine trees and lays on everything. The wind was blowing the other day and when I looked up the street there was this greenish haze - it was really nasty. I will try to remember to take some pictures of it and post them tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 The white pines around our house do that here. You can see it blowing from the trees and it coats everything. The white windowsills turn yellow. Bet we all know how pine trees get pollinated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snellma Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I don't remember anything like that when I lived there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I stopped to check the Franklin Street planting bed today and there's all kinds of growth. In a couple of weeks we'll have a good idea of how our bulbs fared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I don't remember anything like that when I lived there. We built in the spot where an old farmhouse stood. They had used white pines as windbreaks at the eastern side of the house and at the woodline on the western side. They are huge and very brittle. I know one is going to come down on the roof one of these days but taking them down would be tricky with the power lines. They already took out the porch railing during one storm. Branches are always coming down. Probably we notice the pollen so much because there are so many of them and we are in a valley. We used to get a lot of the quacking aspen fuzz too but I don't see that much of it anymore. So when is the growing season over in North Carolina? I have a friend who just got back from there and we were talking about it. She thinks it is all over by July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snellma Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I'm in SC, but yes, that is about right. It is way too hot and dry any later than that for anything much to grow. But we can plant again in the fall because it stays warm long enough to have a second growing season. Strawberries are in April, Blackberries, peaches, and corn are in June, and Blueberries are in very early July. We didn't get any fruit last year because of the big freeze so hopefully this will be a good year for the berries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I like the idea of a double growing season. The best I have ever done is a fall crop of cauliflower. It was much smaller but maybe that was because I stuck in plants that were left over from he spring planting. It was a weird growing season here last summer, as well. We lost the apples and pears to a late frost and then we didn't have enough rain. I still have red cabbage and there are layers where the leaves are slimy. Most of it is still good but getting the mess out it not easy. I'm guessing that some leaves were dead when I stored it and those started to rot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambrch Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I WANT SPRING!!!!! I AM SO TIRED OF SNOW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Here try this! Just click anywhere on the page or hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse over the page. http://www.procreo.jp/labo/flower_garden.swf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheobe Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 My snowdrops are blooming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Beautiful! I have to get some of those. I saw yellow crocuses blooming today at Doc Fugate's house on Maple Avenue. Mine will be weeks yet and then it will snow on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheobe Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I brushed the snow off of them last week - and then 8 more inches fell. When I saw the snow had finally melted off today - I thought I'd better get a picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Can the snowdrops be buried under snow without harm? The crocuses always get slimy when they get snowed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheobe Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 They bloom in the snow. They are extremely hardy to cold temps. I love them - to me they're the first sign of Spring since they don't wait for the snow to melt. Plus, rodents don't like them!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snellma Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I looked when I went out yesterday and I have a couple of them. I didn't expect them yet. This is a picture of them from last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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