Think Spring

Here it is, March 1st, can Spring be far away? Perhaps, but it is coming in like a lion, so I believe it will go out like a lamb. We have about 1 to 2 feet of snow on the ground, that is coming in like a lion. But hold on, by the end of the week we will have over 40 degrees. The warm weather will start, and spring will be about 7 to 10 days ahead of the calendar.

I received another Burpee catalog which is thicker than the first. This one is like an encyclopedia. On page 5 there is a new Blackberry bush that is thornless, and has large berries. I had black raspberry canes in Wisconsin, but the thorns would scratch you all up. However, one order is 5 plants, so I'll take it!

I also had a bad experience last year when I used a planting mulch made of heavy paper. It was thick paper and came on a roll. It was very hard to handle. It would not lay flat when unrolled, and the wind would keep picking it up. I used various pipes, and rods, and plastic garden nails, but there were always air pockets still underneath. Finally I wet it down, but it never did conform to the soil. It would get dry, and I would have to water the plants anyway. In addition it looked ugly. I personally, would rather hoe the weeds.

Let me end with a cute story. 'Tis spring, the birds are on the wing. How absurd. The wings are on the bird.