Posted on 12/18/2015 11:36:05 AM PST by greeneyes
Yes, I remember you posting pictures. It was great.
We just got in a Southern Exposure Seed Catalog. I’m going to curl up with it and a cup of hot tea in January. Too busy to really look at it now.
Brrrrr. Have I mentioned that I hate cold weather?
HaHa.
I am looking forward to the deluge of seed catalogs that will be coming in soon.
Looking on the bright side, snow does make the landscape look nicer this time of the year. Wish we had a Menards around here-burlap can be very useful.
I can’t remember the last time we had green grass in the yard this late into December, but it is nippy and raw outside.
I love mint tea. Mint is supposed to be a hardy plant that spreads easily with no effort(invasive is the term I’ve read).
I really have had no experience with mint except for having a pot on the window sill. Nor do have I really done any plantings related to dividing plant.
However, there are people here who do have that experience, so I hope that they will read your post and help you out.
Yes, it’s always comforting to see the seed catalogs in the middle of winter. Hope for the future. :)
I usually have to have winter rye planted to see green this time of the year. LOL
Do you have a tough time getting rid of it in the spring? We did, at our old house.
Speaking of clover, I've turned much of my front lawn into clover. I still dig out quack grass when I find it and replace it with plugs of clover.
The whole idea is to spend less time maintaining my 1/5th acre and more time enjoying it.
I’ve got several varieties of mint scattered about the place.
Spearmint, peppermint, chocolate mint, orange mint, cat mint and probably some other kinds of mint that I’ve forgotten about.
According to the current USDA plant hardiness zone map I’m in zone 6a. I think their current map is a load of bullsh*t, but that’s a separate conversation. lol
All of my mints are planted in the dirt, and they stay outside over the winter no problem.
If i were growing in pots like you’re doing, I would definitely bring them inside for the winter. You should have some serious root balls by spring. All you need to make a new mint plant is a piece of root. Stick it in the dirt and it will grow.
It is good burlap too. Old coffee bean bags.
We are going to Johnny’s Sunday for the “party”.
Please tell him how much we love him and wish the very best. Praying and thinking of our FR Friend.
” Stick it in the dirt and it will grow.”
Unless you have the hands of death. Like ME.
My mother could just stick any old thing in the ground, ignore it and it would come back and thrive. Not that she didn’t know what to do, but she never had to do it - if that makes sense.
I meant to send something, then I got distracted and manic because of my stupid car.
If I send a card addressed to you can you forward it to him? Or better yet, I’ll put it in a USPS envelope, stamped - and send that to you and maybe you could address it for me? Pretty please?
After several days of above normal temperatures and rain, had to cover up my gardening pots because the temps are falling to near freezing. All the plants are doing extremely well. Expecting the peas to be ready for Christmas.
I hate cold, but this "fall" in Tampa I've opened the windows two nights (vs using the A/C), and we're looking at a high of 87 for Christmas day. I'm darn close to pulling up the winter crops (my favorites).
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