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[Eric in the Ozarks]

We planted our first asparagus last spring and observed some wispy tops appear. Following the directions, we left it alone for 2011 and now are pleased to report a bumper crop !

[Gabz]

Good morning!

After enjoying 6 days of beautiful Florida Gulf Coast weather, my daughter and I returned to frost/freeze warning in Virginia :-(

Weather is supposed to be much better starting Sunday. I had hoped to get some tilling done this weekend, but my poor husband has his head stuck under the hood of not only his pickup, but also of my car. Our normal 3 vehicle household is down to one - it is not fun. Without the pickup, I can’t go and pick up the tiller I’m borrowing.

[left that other site]

I just re-sodded my front lawn and have been trying hard to keep it watered so it wall “take”. I’ve been praying for rain...

It just DID! :-)

[Arrowhead1952]

Been trying to get to work in the garden today, but have other pressing issues. So far, everything is doing great. I am close to having to tie the tomato stalks to the rebar I used when I planted. Lots of flowers and the same with the cucumbers.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good afternoon - I just noticed (yesterday evening) my first casualty of the season. My French Tarragon did not make it through the mildest winter I can recall in many years. C'est la vie!



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[greeneyes]

My computer is still in the shop, so I am once again stealing some time from someone else's computer.

We had frost this week. Hubby covered the grapes and other perennials with large sheets of plastic. The grapes and kiwi's got zapped anyway.

The plants lower to the ground did ok. My potted plants sitting on the patio were fine with no cover at all. My lemon tree is flowering again and adding more fruits. I'll have to thin them out, because there is no way that straggly plant can support so many, or they may drop off on their own.

I have some tomatoes, and Goji berries to plant, but have been holding off for fear of a killing frost. I don't usually start planting my main crops until at least the last week in May.

Work continues inside. Hubby just finished building some storage shelves in the basement which gives me over 5000 sq feet sized to accommodate banker's boxes. So the purging and organizing keeps me from being too distraught over not planting stuff in the garden when the weather feels like early summer LOL.

Have a great week everyone. God Bless.