Not a great day for planting in Alberta

[willyb]

Intended to plant peas and sweet peas today. Have re-considered.

[janezee]

Aw, how pretty!

Hope it's all gone by tomorrow!

j

[tam91]

Gee, whyever not?

[rnewste]

Well, You could always plant SNOW Peas!!!

Raybo

[willyb]

Darlene with her new snow-blower that I got her for an anniversary gift. She told me to take a hike when I ask if I could get a strip cleared in the garden for peas. I thought she liked peas? Maybe if I offer to make her a homemade pizza?

[Mudman]

Originally Posted by willyb

Darlene with her new snow-blower that I got her for an anniversary gift. She told me to take a hike when I ask if I could get a strip cleared in the garden for peas. I thought she liked peas? Maybe if I offer to make her a homemade pizza?

That would be perfect! Clear the garden with the snow blower and plant! Please post a video of that!

[ddsack]

Holy Moly! I hope that's not heading our way! Looks like the greenhouse design sheds snow really well.

[dokutaaguriin]

Further south in Airdrie, we did not get nearly as much snow as you guys. Fortunately, it has mostly melted.
Typical Alberta spring weather, eh?

Jeff

[bower]

We had a similar event last week... over 30 cm. It stuck around long enough to shovel, too.
The weather man also dashed a little salt in our wounds by reminding us that, statistically, we normally get 30-40 cm of snow in April... this is clearly the kind of snow that also wipes out the memory of those who witness it....
I have a few snow peas planted all the same... in the greenhouse.

[Zana]

Originally Posted by rnewste

Well, You could always plant SNOW Peas!!!

Raybo

Tooo funny!

Thanks for the chuckles, Ray.

Zana

[Zana]

Originally Posted by willyb

Darlene with her new snow-blower that I got her for an anniversary gift. She told me to take a hike when I ask if I could get a strip cleared in the garden for peas. I thought she liked peas? Maybe if I offer to make her a homemade pizza?

Willyb, and others that got "dumped on"....

My sympathies. I can remember having that kind of snowfall on the 5th of May one year....righhhhhhht...Spring weather. Hmmmmmmm.....

Dunno why Darlene might object - NOT!!!!! She probably thought you're nuts, deluded, crazy, obsessed with the anticipating planting of your garden....dunno if she thinks the same about you all the time. My family used to think I was nuts too trying to get stuff out there as soon as possible....laughing at my methods of getting rid of the snow on the concrete patio - shovelling it all into the pool! Have to admit that we actually got the snowblower out on the concrete patio to clear the 4 ft drifts that were closer to the house. We had visions of it all flooding the basement with a predicted freak heat wave.

Have fun and hope it all melts quickly.

Zana

[rxkeith]

thats exactly why the plow is still on my truck, and it aint comin off till mid april or a good 10 days forecast. i have been in the U.P. long enough to experience 2 or 3 years where we got 18-24 inches of snow in mid april. with a 700 ft long drive way, i am taking no chances. if i have to get out, i'm getting out.
at least this time of year, the snow doesn't stick around for long. just one last parting shot from old man winter.


keith

[ljp]

I give up -- where is U.P.? The only place I found was India. I could guess the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

[Mandy97]

Originally Posted by ljp

I give up -- where is U.P.? The only place I found was India. I could guess the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

The U.P. is the upper peninsula of Michigan. I think you have to be a Michigander to know about that lingo.

[Mudman]

Originally Posted by Mandy97

The U.P. is the upper peninsula of Michigan. I think you have to be a Michigander to know about that lingo.

Or a Wisconsinite who thinks we should just take it over.