Waiting...

[Stan Kengai]

Your weat her isn't entirely a curse. I've been doing the 2 step for a month now, since we had near 80 degree days the first week of February. We had what looks to be our last freeze this past week. Some trees are exhibiting weak growth from leafing out early then being in the garage so long. Also, the quince flowering was shorter than usual.

 

[AZbonsai]

Planting tomatoes in the garden next week

Already harvesting tomatoes

 

[AZbonsai]

70 degrees at 8PM tonight and my elms are pishing buds and a few leaves. A few little green buds on my bald cypress, and they’re swelling on my hawthorns, plus I just received a dozen bald cypress seedlings today. Of course it will be back in the 20’s a couple nights next week so I’m practicing my two step.

Hey cofga where did you get your bald cypress seedlings?

 

[Carol 83]

Already harvesting tomatoes

That's just wrong.

 

[AZbonsai]

That's just wrong.

And peas, lettuce, swiss chard, peppers, spinach, onions and the corn is about 4 inches tall.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

...for spring.

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I just couldn't make it there! Fixing to give my elms their first trim and some of the azaleas a prune after flowering.

 

[Potawatomi13]

...for spring.

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Better you than us.

 

[twisted trees]

I just couldn't make it there! Fixing to give my elms their first trim and some of the azaleas a prune after flowering.

Yes, but we can grow larch.

 

[twisted trees]

And peas, lettuce, swiss chard, peppers, spinach, onions and the corn is about 4 inches tall.

My vegetable garden turned into a larch field. I'm seriously contemplating peas again this year, what with an early spring coming.

 

[sorce]

Planting tomatoes in the garden next week

Finally!

Sorce

 

[WNC Bonsai]

Hey cofga where did you get your bald cypress seedlings?

SunbrightFarms.com . They were very good about contacting me before shipping and holding them until the freezing weather passed. The trees are bigger than I expected, about 2’ tall with the tops trimmed to the same height. The roots are about 6-8” long so I will only need to remove a little bit of the tap root. Just where does the tap root start on a 8” root? Stems about the size of a fat pencil. I plan to put each into a 1 gal pot today with a 1:1 mix of potting soil and sand. These will stay that way unil next year when the will go into a forest planting. I also plan to keep them submersered over the summer to encourage diameter growth per Mellow Mullets website (www.heartofdixie.com). At any rate I highly recommend Sunbright.

 

[AZbonsai]

Thanks I appreciate the information. Good luck with your set up sounds like you have a good plan. Thanks again.

 

[twisted trees]

Digging for larch yesterday.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

I would die!

 

[wireme]

Digging for larch yesterday.View attachment 182852

Just couldn’t wait anymore I see!

 

[Carol 83]

I would die!

Me too, or drink myself to death.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Or both.... heavy drinking would be involved

 

[M. Frary]

I would die!

Me too, or drink myself to death.

It isn't that bad you guys.
It's just snow. It doesn't kill too many people a year and it's pretty.

 

[twisted trees]

Just couldn’t wait anymore I see!

I have orders to fill. It might snow again this weekend.

 

[twisted trees]

It isn't that bad you guys.
It's just snow. It doesn't kill too many people a year and it's pretty.

I love snow. Some of it is in my way though. It was 20" deep in some places.