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[kohoutekdriver8]

Here in zone 5a, it's a bit early for most things, but the daffodils and tulips are beginning to emerge, as well as some other perennials, and yesterday I planted my first peas, radishes, and carrots.

I started some other things a few weeks ago in my sun porch - tomatoes, peppers, onions, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and even a heavily sprouted potato I found at the grocery store, cut up and planted - and can't wait to put them out.

I CANNOT MOVE NOW!!!!!!!

:D

A couple days ago, I even extricated a leftover parsnip from last year.  Hidden garlic is popping up as well.

I just hope we don't get our annual April blizzard.:rolleyes:

[Lori]

That's good Sarah, it's nice to have home grown things in the garden.    I got some capsicums that are ripening up.  I like them red.  And I'll be planting some flower blubs soon. They should come up in spring (your fall I think).  Now the acacia tree is  blooming
a golden yellow.
:)

[Frances]

Too early for us to plant yet.
The May long weekend is an ideal time here in Vancouver.

[jlbreck]

Our daffodils are blooming and the little maple I planted last year is budding.  It's been snowing like crazy around Denver, but here on the Western Slope, it's been balmy by comparison.  I love the when everything just starts peeking out.  Soon, the profusion of colors begins!

[kohoutekdriver8]

and it's supposed to be 80 degrees (that's pushing 30 celsius) tomorrow.

We'll be skirting with record highs.  Once again, I hope this isn't followed with a blizzard.  It's happened.

[Antti]

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Originally posted by Sarah Rushton

We'll be skirting with record highs.  Once again, I hope this isn't followed with a blizzard.  It's happened.

It's been windy every day here. Three days ago it was 60F (not bad for 64 degrees northern latitude) and today the wind had stopped..until 11 am it began again. But in the morning the weather was -2F. Nice. Oi, I love the finnish winter. NOT.

[kohoutekdriver8]

The snow we got last weekend has largely melted off, and the grass is getting greener by the minute!  We were expecting 7 - 10 inches but got about one.:)

I broke down and bought some onion sets.  They're sprouting like crazy as well.

[kohoutekdriver8]

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Originally posted by grassfarm
Onions get those round flower balls, right ???
I tried potatoes but results were mixed. Does this make any sense???

but if you're planning to eat them, you need to remove the flowers so they can put their energy into the bulb.  BTW, the flowers are edible, and are great in stir-fry.

Yes, it does make sense that your results were mixed.  What did you do?

[jlbreck]

My mother used to plant okra in our backyard garden.  When they were ready to pick, she would cut them in slices about 1/2" thick, coat them in corn meal and then fry them in vegetable shortening.  They were incredible.  Not that healthy, probably, but so yummy.  Sorry that this is off topic, but just had to share one of my favorite garden flashbacks.

[kohoutekdriver8]

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Originally posted by jlbreck
My mother used to plant okra in our backyard garden.  When they were ready to pick, she would cut them in slices about 1/2" thick, coat them in corn meal and then fry them in vegetable shortening.  They were incredible.  Not that healthy, probably, but so yummy.  Sorry that this is off topic, but just had to share one of my favorite garden flashbacks.

I know you live in Colorado now.  Okra does grow here but not very well.

I read in a gardening magazine about a newly arrived Northerner who called the police on her neighbor, who was growing marijuana in her backyard.  The cops arrived, and drove off laughing; it was OKRA.

:p

[ebow]

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Originally posted by jlbreck
Our daffodils are blooming and the little maple I planted last year is budding.  It's been snowing like crazy around Denver, but here on the Western Slope, it's been balmy by comparison.  I love the when everything just starts peeking out.  Soon, the profusion of colors begins!

yeah the first days of springs are especially great, especially after a very snow-filled winter, the spring breeze is refreshing, its really great to see the sunshine yellow daffodils chilling in the grassy green

[DrinkTheElixir]

I'm not really a huge gardener....my Dad usually brings loads of bedding plants around in late May and plants them at the bottom of the garden and in some large pots at the front of the house.

This year I did plant a Gooseberry bush though (we planted it this afternoon).  Probably won't get fruit from it this year...but maybe next.  Gooseberry Crumble here we come!!

[jlbreck]

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Originally posted by Sarah Rushton
I know you live in Colorado now.  Okra does grow here but not very well.

I read in a gardening magazine about a newly arrived Northerner who called the police on her neighbor, who was growing marijuana in her backyard.  The cops arrived, and drove off laughing; it was OKRA.

:p

We lived in VA when we did this okra planting and cooking.  It is a very Southern dish, so i wouldn't expect too many native Coloradans to have tried it.

[jlbreck]

Lee, stop!  You're making me drool on my keyboard!  :p

[kohoutekdriver8]

It looked like a blade of grass with a tiny cap on top.

Oh, well, you have to start somewhere.

:)

[kohoutekdriver8]

My asparagus didn't thrive this year (what do I care, right, as I'm moving soon) but yesterday I pulled up some carrots, garlic, and onions, chopped up a few store potatoes, and baked them with beef broth and some thyme.

That was good!

I've also had green beans, small cabbages, and will have sweet corn next week, probably.

I'm moving 150 miles south, so my season will be a few weeks longer.
















:) :)

[Lori]

I got a good crop of capsicums this year and I planted some lettuce a few weeks ago but something is eating them.:(  Not sure if it's snails or birds.  There are lots of manderins nearly ripe on our tree, and the natives have flowered,  soon the blubs will too.

[Hyena8]

HEHE while digging out the old garden at our new house I found two little carrots growing there. That just made my whole day! The people who had the house before us did NOTHING to either front or back garden and we now have a horrible mess to clean up. Weeds and garbage and bugs in our gardens instead of beautiful flowers and some yummie veggies. When we get time and money next year we will do things right.

I now understand gardening at night as it is just too darn hot to stand out in the sun and pull weeds!!!