Spring 2014

Peas, lettuce, radishes, beets, and broccoli rabe seeds are in the ground. I got the last two giant bags of garden soil at my local Lowe's. Just the right amount, fortunately. (They have lots more coming in next week.) It's okay, they are cool-weather crops. I have high hopes for the broccoli rabe--last year I planted it with the summer stuff and it bolted and was no good. I split the pea varieties up this year. Last year I interspersed them and I wasn't sure which were edible pods. Oops.

Meanwhile, flowers of spring are on the way. Crocus in bloom, columbine leaves greening up:

Crocuses with daffodils on the way:

Weeping pussy willow:

Snow drops peeking through the dead oak leaves with daffodils on the way:

Signs of Spring

After an unusually long, long, long winter (for Cincinnati, anyway), we are finally turning the corner to spring. And not a moment too soon, snow days are spent and patience is thin. Not too far behind last year, even so. Meanwhile, time to plant peas, lettuce, and radishes in the next few days!

But for now, the bulbs are popping...

The daffodils are just leaves so far, but soon will bloom all around the rock. (For some reason, one rock is a common theme in the neighborhood yards. It came with the house.) It is hard to see, but it looks like the crocuses are spreading. Once they start blooming, it will be more clear.