This past weekend was pretty awesome. On Sunday afternoon the Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird and I walked around the garden and cut bouquets of daffodil flowers. We ended up filling 3 vases and placed them around the house.
I love, love, love this time of year! There is so much hope and promise in the air that it can take your breath away sometimes. Well either that or I’ve been inhaling too much bark dust and it’s making me light headed.
Do you save your plastic containers? I hope you do. Because between the ones I save, the ones my neighbors drop off on my front porch, and the freebies from the Home Depot, I never have to buy any containers to start my plants. It’s pretty awesome if you ask me.
The peas have been planted {we are growing 3 varieties this year}. We planted a bed of green arrow peas in the backyard, sugar snap peas at the base of the teepees, and I just totally forgot where we planted the snow peas. Yikes! I better figure that out soon.
I was also able to plant all our blue potatoes, but I still have about 30 more pounds to go.
Holy cow! I cannot believe I bought 90 pounds of seed potatoes. What was I thinking?
Lucy, Lucy, Lucy. What a nut. The Handsome Husband started mowing the lawn in the front yard and Lucy went to investigate. As soon as he saw her, he stopped the mower and let her run around in circles for about 10 minutes before finally giving up.
Ahhh, spring! It’s only 2 days away. Can you believe it?
~Mavis
Dale Ann says
Spring??? What? Where?…just came through Another snow storm leaving snow 3 feet thick…not measuring the drifts!
Spring…please…please…please come find us here!
Your backyard gardens are looking fantastic Mavis!!!
Jen says
I wish all the snow would melt. I keep asking “It’s mid-March, right???”
Jesse says
Love the daffodils! They do scream spring!
Susan says
Youngest Granddaughter and I picked a few bouquets of daffodils on Saturday. 1 for my nook table, 1 for my dining room table and 1 for her to bring home! 🙂
LOVE my daffodils! Tulips should be blooming within the next 2 weeks!!
Jamie says
Jealous. We are in N. IL and having one of the coldest March’s ever. We could set a record low on the 1st day of spring. It snowed today and is SO cold!!!
Cherri says
Love your daffies! They are always so refreshng to see at the start of spring. Your yard is looking beautiful!
jen morgan says
I want to try potatoes for the first time this year. Did you cut your potatoes at all or plant them whole? Is it necessary to buy seed potatoes or will a potato from the grocery store work? Thanks! Your garden has inspired me to be more adventurous in mine!
Mavis says
Hi Jen, this post should help. http://www.onehundreddollarsamonth.com/2013/03/how-to-grow-seed-potatoes-start-to-finish/
Jen says
Perfect! I don’t know how I missed that post. Thanks!!!
jane kelly says
Mavis – When you use the containers pictured to start seeds how do you water ? On top of soil or under? Thanks from a newbie seed starter.