Spring Count Down

it’s snowing here in Ontario as well.
6 more weeks of winter.. dang… and I was hoping we’d see spring in just 6 weeks… oh well, maybe next year :)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

I am guessing the orchids and azaleas are in your greenhouse, right? We have small patches of grass sticking through the snow in places but more snow is in the forecast by the weekend. Hang in there, spring is coming.

-- Robin, Massachusetts - "Live simply so others can simply live." M. Gandhi

Yes Robin. They are in the greenhouse.
Everything else outside is covered with white stuff!!
46 more days! :)

-- Orchids77

its 72 degrees F in the GH

little green things are are jumping out of their boxes

-- Central northish Ontario

I can imagine how eagerly you are all waiting for spring. Wish all your seeds sprout well ready for transplant when spring arrives.
Sharad

-- Bagwan-- “If someone feels that they had never made a mistake in their life, then it means they have never tried a new thing in their life”.-Albert Einstein

Wow only 6 more weeks of winter.Oh no.I have so many things to do still. (lol)

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Sharad you are blessed to be in a place with no snow.

Bon.. you have a very positive attitude.:)

-- Orchids77

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh what does Phil know :P

-- Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.. shine on you crazy diamond

Calendar wise 30 more days to go. By then all the snow will be gone ...not :)
But I can dream can’t I ?

-- Orchids77

by the time february is done, and March rolls around and then April and then May, with fingers crossed, the snow is gone by June

if I can some how get my Rommaine lettuce in the ground b4 May

the sweetest lettuce grows in the cool temps, ......after that and when it warms up…..........it turns bitter. There are bonus’s to living in cold temps….........the best ceaser salad ever

-- Central northish Ontario

I am dreaming of home grown warm tomatoes.:) I ordered some an usual tomato plants.

-- Orchids77

14 more days .. before Spring !! yey!! Went around the yard ..Wisteria nd Forsythias seem to be waking up. Some small bulbs are pushing up tiny leaves. Maybe in a few days I will seem some colors. :)

-- Orchids77

Lucky you! My gardens are still covered with snow. :(

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

Mine too. No signs of sprouts here that I can see.

-- jroot

I haven’t been out yet … I hate to add fire to my “itch” :)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

I’d been enjoying spring here for a while.. :D ;)

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

oh really …. and is that an evil taunting grin I see???? :)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Good Morning!
11 more days !
Went to the Vietnamese Grocery to get 3 bunches of sweet potato leaves. I removed the leaves and the stalks are now soaking in water to root them.

-- Orchids77

Good idea, Orchids77. I have a sweet potato vine from last year growing in my window. I’m going to try this. Do you dip the ends in any growth hormone bf planting?

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

One can get taro plants there also, which grow to be similar to elephant ears, – only a little smaller. ... and you can eat the bub. One has to learn how though.

-- jroot

Iris.. no I don’t . I just wait for the roots to develop and plant them in the garden or barrel planter.

Jroot.. I will have to look for the taro plant . Do they sell the bulb ?

MSDeb.. I was thinking of the” planting itch” while I was trimming the bamboo and Peace plants in the dining room.

Found 2 cymbidium pots with 5 inch stalks with buds ,while I was watering the plants in the green house.Yey! Spring is coming! Spring is coming.:)

-- Orchids77

If you like ginger, you can plant ginger in a similar way. Start with a piece of fresh ginger from the market that is at least 2 or 3 inches long and bears several buds or eyes. Plant in a shallow, wide pot of moist potting mix. Bury the rhizome shallowly, covering it with 1-2 inches of soil. Keep the soil moist in a warm, well-lit area but out of direct sunlight. It will grow tall quickly and look similar to a bamboo plant.

-- Robin, Massachusetts - "Live simply so others can simply live." M. Gandhi

Yes, Orchids, what you want is the taro bulb. Look for eyes on the bulb when you purchase. The more eyes, the more foliage you will get. They look good in pots, and their roots are not very deep so they can readily be removed in the fall. They do like water though, so you will have to keep the soil moist during the summer. They do tend to take a long time to get going, – until the temperature is hotter, but when they come, they really come. :)

-- jroot

Robin.. ginger ? Wow I gotta to try that. I ‘m having a time growing the bamboo plants.

Jroot.. I am planning to go back to that grocery store and I will look for the taro bulbs.

Thanks my friends for the info.

-- Orchids77

Spring is here !! It was a beautiful day! Mr Sun was out all day and it was 63 deg !! I couldn’t believe it.
Still lots of brown grass and trees but pretty soon all shades of pastel colors will be out there.

-- Orchids77

no one longs for spring more then those who spend 5 months on a glacier.

red-winged blackbirds, the odd sound of a warbler, Canadian geese honking overhead

ahhhhhh…............soooo nice. My favorite season, spring…...it holds promise, hope and heat, not to mention flowers and food.

-- Central northish Ontario

yes it is and I finished a project….....yeehaaa. next !!

thank God for warming temps, sun and song birds

-- Central northish Ontario

Amen to that Greenthumb.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Flocks of Robins are here, so are the red winged black birds and so are those blasted starlings.

Small flowers poping through the soil and acres of doggy dewy to pick up.

yup, spring is almost here. I have to get the vent done on the GH.

-- Central northish Ontario

Sunny the last few days and have seen few sparrows and mourning doves. Bulbs have 2 inches of shoots.

But Sat First Day of Spring here is going to be rainy and cold 34 deg;)

-- Orchids77