Re: Almost spring
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  • Subject: Re: Almost spring
  • From: A*@aol.com
  • Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:10:42 EST
You're just rubbing salt into wounds, Cyndi.
After our extremely bitter cold a week ago we had three days
of unseasonably mild weather - low 30s at night and low 40s
in the daytime, but still gloomy. Then one day of sunshine, and
now we have a lovely mix of rain, sleet and snow with temperature
at 33 degrees. I find it hard to imagine more disagreeable weather.
 
My seed orders came this week, but some days I wonder if I'll
ever get to plant them. Saw the first chipmunk yesterday and 
another this morning.  They usually stay dormant for a few more
weeks. They are such a plague, I'm almost tempted to resort to
the remedy an old lady used to tell me.  She used to say, "Just
get a package of Ex-lax and put it around your garden - you'll
have no more trouble with them."  I could never bring myself to
do that, but last year they were eating the seeds in the ground
as fast as I could plant them.
Auralie
 
In a message dated 2/23/2010 11:25:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil writes:

Despite this morning's frost it is definitely getting to be spring. I
have quite a few daffodils blooming now, I wish I could remember to pick
some in the morning to take to work, it's so cheery to see them on my
desk. And the Earlicheer ones smell so good too. 
It wasn't particularly good weather last weekend. My volunteer thing
cancelled on Saturday due to rain Friday night, and we decided we were
too wimpy to ride in the wind, but it was good enough to work outside
for a while. I spent time digging grass out of the front garden beds and
when I got bored with that I pruned back rabbitbrush and salvias.
Planted some more seeds in the greenhouse too, and I located an ocotillo
I could take some cuttings from. They aren't too common here but I
figured I would try starting them. 
It rained again Sunday afternoon and the forecast says another front is
coming in Saturday. Figures it would be the weekend. But if I can't ride
and it isn't actually pouring I will be out in the front garden, I was
looking at some things I can do even if it's drizzling out. I think I
could plant some more of the veggie garden too, even though it's a month
till last frost I could take a chance with the chard, cilantro, and
maybe spinach.  

Cyndi

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