Comments on: Garden Corner 03/26/09

By: Alison Kerr

Alison Kerr — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:34:00 +0000

Well, Gift of Green, we got about 6″ of snow just 2 days after I wrote this post. When the snow clears I’ll have to see what has happened to my radish and lettuce seedlings.

By: Gift of Green

Gift of Green — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:11:00 +0000

Yes! We planted seeds last weekend! Carrots, lettuce, lima beans, and peas. And we uncovered our strawberry beds. Of course we had a surprise dip in temperature immediately following. Of course.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:49:00 +0000

I don’t have a garden myself at the moment, but I have been enjoying the daffodils and crocuses blooming in my neighbor’s yard, the tiny shoots of grass coming up in the front lawn, and the Robins – who I hadn’t seen for a long time – are back every morning hunting bugs and worms in the lawn.

By: Alison Kerr

Alison Kerr — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:09:00 +0000

Thanks Ruralmama for the suggestion to wet down the mulch. I’ve got more leaf mulch to try so I will do that this time.

I think we have a possibility of snow forecast for the weekend or Monday so I’ll have to cover up my seedlings.

Perhaps your weather will warm up soon

By: Ruralmama

Ruralmama — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:02:00 +0000

Ha Ha Ha. You lucky duck–I just had 1/2 inch of snow fall again last night and 2 more predicted. Sigh. MN living can be a little hard sometimes.

BTW–any mulch can benefit from being soaked thoroughly after being laid–sometimes this can help it settle enough to not blow away later. Don’t give up on your leaf mulch quite yet! I’ve even gone as far as soaking the mulch for a few days in a row–just to help it stick together a bit more.

Good luck! I’m jealous!