Weekly Gardening Thread --- February Fantasie

Garden Girl's Monthly Column | Feb 2006 | GardenGirl

[Gabz]

I'll post the answer to the perrenial vegetable question later in the thread. I'm happy to report that I got it right when I first read this when GG sent it to me!

[socialismisinsidious]

Not time for early planting here (sniff) but I’m forcing some Hyacinths and Paper-whites...they look lovely on my dining room table.

[Gabz]

Weekly Garden PING!!!!

Last week's thread

This is getting to be a pattern -- just like last week it is raining cats and dogs here. I should have posted yesterday when the sun was shining!!!!

[Gabz]

Wow, you’re quick on the draw this morning!

I envy those who do so well with flowers, I have a total black themb when it comes to them.

[Oberon]

I put lettuce in the ground last week, and they’re calling for rain and warmish temps this week, so I’m looking for little romaine sproutage next week! If the weather stays favorable, I’ll be eating salad the first week of March.

[Gabz]

Yippee!!!! Good for you. Our weather has been so up and down around here.

[Oberon]

I know a fellow in Spring Hope who plants lettuce in the fall and eats it all winter long. If a cold snap threatens, he puts blankets over the plants overnight. He’s got leaf lettuce out the wazoo, and that’s west of here... solidly in the piedmont.

[metmom]

*sigh* We’re in the middle of a winter storm here.

February’s outlook is not bad for the first half, better than usual, but still, no planting till at least mid March for us.

But I can start my seeds indoors pretty soon.

[Gabz]

He may be west of you, but you’re both further south than me. I still have to wait a little while longer.

[gardengirl]

Mornin’ everybody!

We’re getting the wind you had, Gabz, and supposed to get worse as the day goes on. On the other hand—it’s 70 here! :)

[trisham]

It's 30 degrees here.

I was looking in a catalogue yesterday, and saw some nice heirloom tomatoes. One was Lycopersicon lycopersicum (Big Rainbow), the other was Lycopersicon Brandywine (Brandywine).

[Gabz]

We’re in the middle of a winter storm here.

I've been watching the weather from across the country. Some really scary stuff. Hubby just commented that when the DelMarVa Peninsula is mentioned on the national news we know we're in trouble -- except I didn't here the comment so I don't know what they were talking about.

I meant to pick up potting soil last night, but I totally forgot about it when we were in WalMart, so indoor seed starting will have to wait until sometime next week.

[trisham]

Am I on your ping list? I didn’t get a ping. :)

[Red_Devil 232]

I ordered the fig trees I had mentioned in last weeks thread. Three different varities in 1 gal. size containers 2-3 ft. tall. They should be delivered early next week.

No experience at all with planting a fig tree so I will ask all who read this for any advice on location, hole size any thing that will give these trees a good start.

[trisham]

Oops, sorry. Forget that last post. I did get a ping, but I guess I’m going blind. :)

[Gabz]

70 degrees - BAH on you. It’s not cold here, mid 50s, but it’s raining.......SIGH.

If I didn’t have to go out this afternoon I wouldn’t, but our daughter made the honor roll and the award ceremony is at 1:45 and I have no choice but to be there.

[Gabz]

I just double checked, and you are on the list. I don’t know why you wouldn’t have gotten the ping, my apologies.

[trisham]

No, I owe you an apology. It was my mistake. Sorry!

[Gabz]

I’m trying to get up the nerve to ask hubby if I can get at least one..........I think I’ll wait until AFTER I start our taxes :)

[Gabz]

LOL!!!! Happens to me all the time :)