Re: CULT: Early germination

In a message dated 98-03-07 20:40:10 EST, you write:

<< Hello, all -- The first seedlings popped up in my outside planting today
 -- two weeks and a day earlier than last year -- and last year was an  EARLY
spring. Guess what THAT does to my work schedule for spring/early  summer.
Gardeners in my area: That, plus the official forecast that the  cherry
blossoms will be bloomed out before the Cherry Blossom Festival  in D.C.,
should tell you what you need to know about this spring's gardening
preparations. >>

To which I might add that not only did we see I. gemanica blooming in yet
another sheltered and sunny location today, but we also saw several fully
developed stalks of I. pallida, one with an open bloom. This was only about
half a mile from here. In my garden, which is on the north side of the house,
things are moving along, but no stalks of anything have emerged and the leaves
of the I. cristata have not even begun to elongate. To make life even more
interesting we are told to expect temperatures in the twenties later this
week. I hope it kills some aphids.

Anner Whitehead, Richmond,VA
Henry Hall henryanner@aol.com
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