Ready for Spring! Where the heck is it?

shelleybean · February 20, 2014

My garden is 99% cleaned out. The only thing left from fall planting is a small bed of shallots. Topped all my beds with 3 inches of mushroom compost today. I have three flats of lettuce seedlings in the laundry room and loads of pea and beet seeds ready to go. All I need now is some spring time weather! We've had a much warmer week here and it's just a tease, I know. I am itching to plant outside but I'll sit on my hands a bit longer. Next week's weather is still up in the air but there could be more snow. I have several flats of peppers, eggplant, tomatoes and herbs going, as well, but I'm content to keep them inside until the first of April. But I want to get my cool weather stuff in. Just impatient. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

kath · February 21, 2014

Nope, you're sure not the only one.

Even with our much-welcomed above-freezing temps the last few days there's still a LOT of snow cover out there. It's not looking good for getting those peas in by St. Patrick's Day, but you never know...

(sad, dreary, snowy garden)

kath

Worth1 · February 21, 2014

Starting to see a green haze in the trees by the river.
We may get a light freeze on the 28th but nothing horrible.
The possible freeze forecast was for the Austin viewing area.
This entails Mason county down to where I live 25 miles south east of Austin.
There is a huge difference in the weather from there to here.
Even 12 miles north of me is different if I freeze at my house everybody freezes.

Worth

Tom A To · February 21, 2014

We've had no Winter, another day in the seventies <yawn>, you need some Spring. Trade'ya.

pdxwindjammer · February 21, 2014

I have already started 3 50 cell seed flats with many different greens, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and beets. The arugula and bok choy have sprouted. All my peppers are waiting to germinate in wet paper towels in baggies. Yesterday I planted some radishes and bunching onions. I just couldn't resist getting something in the ground!

We are looking at some beautiful weather coming up!

kath · February 21, 2014

I'm trying to stay contented watching my onions, parsley and celery grow...but it's getting really hard not to at least start the peppers.

kath

rxkeith · February 21, 2014

only thing we are seeing here is white.

we are in the middle of a winter storm with blizzard like conditions. several inches fell overnight, and its still snowing. the wind is making it very difficult to see. plow trucks have been by a couple times to keep the road open, but the wind drifts it in pretty quick.
we have spent about 3 hours blowing out the driveway to keep the drifts down. it will be an ongoing job until the wind dies down later tonight.
we won't be going anywhere today.
plan is to bake some bread, and get some inside work done.

spring is sooooo far away.

keith in the great white north

rxkeith · February 21, 2014

well, we gave up on trying to keep the drive way open. by the time we got to one end, the wind would just fill up the other end by the time we got back. so, we are hunkered down, until the storm passes, and we will deal with the situation then.
bread is in the oven, and the butter is out.

keith

kath · February 21, 2014

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Originally Posted by rxkeith

bread is in the oven, and the butter is out.

keith

Yummm! Things like this are what make long winters not such a bad thing.

kath

brokenbar · February 21, 2014

My Son in Wyoming says that "Spring is just a vicious rumor" passed around by rumor mongers living in Florida and Southern California!

And I should have added "And Mothers who live on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico!" He has started all his really hot peppers and he says he will "owe his soul" to the Power Compay keeping the greenhouse warm. I was always going to try to figure out a way to rent the greenhouse out as a heated "efficiency" studio but it never worked out! No toilet, no running water and you had to sleep on a wooden shelf...what more could one ask?

RebelRidin · February 21, 2014

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Originally Posted by kath

I'm trying to stay contented watching my onions, parsley and celery grow...but it's getting really hard not to at least start the peppers.

kath

I'm starting peppers this weekend Kath. Spring is on its way!

Doug9345 · February 21, 2014

The white has turned gray and the forecast calls for 0°F overnight a week from now.

February 27, 2014

Just in from the Canadian prairies...coldest recorded winter in over 20 years. Calling for low -20's (Celsius) for next 3 days, then up to a balmy -11C.

March, in like a lion...hoping it goes out like a lamb.

kath · February 28, 2014

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Originally Posted by RebelRidin

I'm starting peppers this weekend Kath. Spring is on its way!

I gave up and started peppers, brassicas and more celery this week. Tomorrow I'm starting Sungold and maybe Hays' because it was the earliest slicer. I'm going to hold off on the rest of the tomatoes because I have to have someone babysit them for the week after Easter and I don't want the plants to be too big at that point for several reasons.

Anyway, since the weather gal says that today is the LAST day of 'meteorological winter', I guess we'll just pretend that next week's winter storm isn't approaching.

kath

shelleybean · February 28, 2014

Well, we tied the record for our coldest Feb. 28 today. My kids are now on spring break but it doesn't feel like spring. The weekend looks better. I see buds on the forsythia. A few daffodils are blooming and the redbuds are starting to show some color. Since I started all my lettuce indoors, I really don't want to move it out until I know it's safe. Somehow wasting seed in soil that's too cool seems better than putting out transplants I've already had growing for a month or so. I'm more attached to baby lettuces than seeds, I guess.

Went to the garden center today to get some house plants. Not only did they have cabbage, broccoli, lettuce transplants, but they also had tomato seedlings!! I don't plan to start hardening mine off until the first week of April! I wonder what they're going to do with all these little plants?

February 20, 2014	#1
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Ready for Spring! Where the heck is it? My garden is 99% cleaned out. The only thing left from fall planting is a small bed of shallots. Topped all my beds with 3 inches of mushroom compost today. I have three flats of lettuce seedlings in the laundry room and loads of pea and beet seeds ready to go. All I need now is some spring time weather! We've had a much warmer week here and it's just a tease, I know. I am itching to plant outside but I'll sit on my hands a bit longer. Next week's weather is still up in the air but there could be more snow. I have several flats of peppers, eggplant, tomatoes and herbs going, as well, but I'm content to keep them inside until the first of April. But I want to get my cool weather stuff in. Just impatient. I'm sure I'm not the only one. __________________ Michele

February 21, 2014	#4
Tom A To Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Pilot Hill, Ca. Posts: 307	We've had no Winter, another day in the seventies <yawn>, you need some Spring. Trade'ya. __________________ -Dennis Audios, Tomatoville. Posted my final post and time to move on.

February 21, 2014	#10
brokenbar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Of The Border Posts: 1,169	My Son in Wyoming says that "Spring is just a vicious rumor" passed around by rumor mongers living in Florida and Southern California! And I should have added "And Mothers who live on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico!" He has started all his really hot peppers and he says he will "owe his soul" to the Power Compay keeping the greenhouse warm. I was always going to try to figure out a way to rent the greenhouse out as a heated "efficiency" studio but it never worked out! No toilet, no running water and you had to sleep on a wooden shelf...what more could one ask? __________________ "If I'm not getting dirty, I'm not having a good time." Last edited by brokenbar; February 21, 2014 at 09:34 PM.

February 28, 2014	#15
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Well, we tied the record for our coldest Feb. 28 today. My kids are now on spring break but it doesn't feel like spring. The weekend looks better. I see buds on the forsythia. A few daffodils are blooming and the redbuds are starting to show some color. Since I started all my lettuce indoors, I really don't want to move it out until I know it's safe. Somehow wasting seed in soil that's too cool seems better than putting out transplants I've already had growing for a month or so. I'm more attached to baby lettuces than seeds, I guess. Went to the garden center today to get some house plants. Not only did they have cabbage, broccoli, lettuce transplants, but they also had tomato seedlings!! I don't plan to start hardening mine off until the first week of April! I wonder what they're going to do with all these little plants? __________________ Michele

February 21, 2014	#3
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Starting to see a green haze in the trees by the river. We may get a light freeze on the 28th but nothing horrible. The possible freeze forecast was for the Austin viewing area. This entails Mason county down to where I live 25 miles south east of Austin. There is a huge difference in the weather from there to here. Even 12 miles north of me is different if I freeze at my house everybody freezes. Worth

February 21, 2014	#5
pdxwindjammer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 625	I have already started 3 50 cell seed flats with many different greens, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and beets. The arugula and bok choy have sprouted. All my peppers are waiting to germinate in wet paper towels in baggies. Yesterday I planted some radishes and bunching onions. I just couldn't resist getting something in the ground! We are looking at some beautiful weather coming up!

February 21, 2014	#6
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	I'm trying to stay contented watching my onions, parsley and celery grow...but it's getting really hard not to at least start the peppers. kath

February 21, 2014	#7
rxkeith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Back in da U.P. Posts: 1,839	only thing we are seeing here is white. we are in the middle of a winter storm with blizzard like conditions. several inches fell overnight, and its still snowing. the wind is making it very difficult to see. plow trucks have been by a couple times to keep the road open, but the wind drifts it in pretty quick. we have spent about 3 hours blowing out the driveway to keep the drifts down. it will be an ongoing job until the wind dies down later tonight. we won't be going anywhere today. plan is to bake some bread, and get some inside work done. spring is sooooo far away. keith in the great white north

February 21, 2014	#12
Doug9345 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Durhamville,NY Posts: 2,706	The white has turned gray and the forecast calls for 0°F overnight a week from now.

February 27, 2014	#13
Bragg Guest Posts: n/a	Just in from the Canadian prairies...coldest recorded winter in over 20 years. Calling for low -20's (Celsius) for next 3 days, then up to a balmy -11C. March, in like a lion...hoping it goes out like a lamb.