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Any greening up yet?
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Posted by beachsandra z7 NY (My Page) on Fri, Mar 18, 05 at 14:52
Someone in the NY Metro forum asked if folks had any signs of spring yet and I tought it would be a good question to ask of my fellow coastal gardeners. As for me, living on the Rockaway peninsula in NYC, it's amazing what a difference a week makes. Last Sunday, 3/11, I cut my perennials down to to the ground - echinecea, black-eyed susan, monardia, sedum - and darn near froze doing so. Although I spotted a little green, nothing was really visible and had to stand in snow/ice in spots when clipping!! Last night, the sedum had popped to over 1" and the daffs and tulips were 2-3" high. I think the bleeding heart has just broken ground also. It felt soooo good to get out and 'play' after all the snow/ice this winter. I have my clipping, pruning, and raking list all ready for this weekend, except I saw a snow/rain forecast for Sunday. Maybe it is just aas well, 'cause experience has taught me that 2 full weekend days of early spring cleanup outside means a very stiff and achin' Monday
for this winter couch potato!!! |
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RE: Any greening up yet?
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| well everything is getting green now... if only it would STAY warm Gordon |
RE: Any greening up yet?
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| Amen to that! I couldn't resist, put some stuff out really early , and I've got my fingers crossed (pics on balcony forum). |
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