Yay! The Seeds Are Out! There Is Light!

I know this might not mean a gosh darn tootin' thing to anyone, BUT when I was at the pharmacy last night all the seed racks were out on the front walk. It's about time! This long, dark winter....it's a sure sign that Spring is just around the corner, as they always set them out a month beforehand. You gotta know that so far north the sun starts to set at 3:30 up here. YAY! It was so nice! I saw daisies and violets, baby's breath, pansies, lobelia, phlox, morning glory, and corn, peas, watermelon, beans, carrots, chives, tomatoes, peppers, and SUNFLOWERS!






Do you all think I am nuts or what. I want to plant them all right now!
What do you grow in your gardens??

If you're nuts, then I guess I'm in good company! We grow roses, gladolias, lillies, lots of whatever I find that looks interesting to plant in the spring, hibiscuis, hosta.....corn, green beans, peas, tomatoes, watermelons, squash, cantaloupe, okra, butterbeans, all kinds of pepper.......phew! I'm tired now just going thru the list!

you plant Hibiscus????? My favorite. They die up here, way too cold. I'm so jealous. Um, what is hosta?

This was my wildflower garden summer before last. My daffodills are starting to poke their heads up. They'll be blooming in March!

I grow GREAT weeds. Last year they were 6' high!

Every year I have the garden rototilled, buy the seeds, and then start work on my second job. So the seeds sit in my kitchen till its too late to plant them, and I vow to do better next year.

It warmed me up just looking at those sunflowers!

Every morning when i open the curtains in Rosie and Sophies room i look at the tree outside their window looking for the first sign of a bud!.

I've got some little packets of seeds to do my boxes with soon, and for the last 2 weeks it's started to get lighter when we leave work.

Yes spring is just around the corner

I love it that it's a tad lighter! We are all such hermits up here from November to February. I swear the population of Seattle declines by 50%.

Emma's Friend I love your wildflowers! That is a gorgeous, natural garden. How lovely. Here is our front door area, although I have no idea how the blue bachelor's buttons came up last summer - they just appeared from noplace.

Originally Posted by sashacat421

you plant Hibiscus?????

My favorite. They die up here, way too cold. I'm so jealous. Um, what is hosta?

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Here they come back year after year without being replanted unless the ^%#&*& deer dig 'em up and eat them. Hosta is a nice little shade loving plant, low growing, low maintance, here are a couple:




I did have an old oak tree in my front yard, I guess it was about 30 inches in diameter, and I had surrounded it underneath with several variaties of these guys, it was beautiful! But the oak blew over in a tornado in '03, we dug most of the hosta roots out and transplanted them under another smaller tree, just ain't the same though!

oh yeah! Cindy, thanks - yes I know what hosta is, I just did not know the name. We use them here for ground cover, too. They are perrenials aren't they, very hardy guys!

Originally Posted by Emma's Friend

. My daffodills are starting to poke their heads up. They'll be blooming in March!

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Eek! I forgot about my daffodils.....some of mine are putting on buds already!

uh oh that means autumn is coming for us *sigh*

My husband is the one with the green thumb, and he's been planning this year's garden for weeks (and getting mysterious boxes from a seed supplier). It doesn't look like spring is going to be here soon - all we seem to be doing this week is shovel snow!

Yippee! I'm so craving Spring, and now it will be here in no time! Thank you for this wonderful sign, E, it's really a ray of sunshine today!

I felt the exact same way last night in the dark by the pharmacy, Stephanie! And I cannot wait until I get to see Emerald Isle on vacation! What do you grow out there anyway??

You guys have such beautiful flowers!

I love the Sunflowers!!!!!

I can't even get Sierra's catnip to grow, E! Organic kitty grass in the window is all for us!

Our gladiolas are starting to grow now. A sure sign for us that most of the bad weather is pretty much leaving-

Originally Posted by dawnofsierra

I can't even get Sierra's catnip to grow, E!

Organic kitty grass in the window is all for us!

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oh no! I don't mean to find that funny but I do. I'm sorry! I will send you some sunshine and flowers.

Hissy, you are joking! I am very jealous. Our glads don't poke up until late March. Did you stagger them when you planted the bulbs so 1/2 come up the first part of summer and then the latter half in September?

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Originally Posted by hissy

Our gladiolas are starting to grow now. A sure sign for us that most of the bad weather is pretty much leaving-

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Now I'm jealous! My glads won't be up for another couple of months!