Wind, Rain, and a little cold!

The nearly week of regular rains have been welcomed. Unfortunately, the cold has damaged some blooming plants such as my Asian magnolia. The winds help in clearing dead limbs and such. If you have a limb grinder you could add them to you compost for you garden.

Remember, in planning for you garden this year its important to remember the drought and don't plant too much that needs regular watering. This will save you money on wasted plants that die (like I did) or on plants that are not going to thrive.

Make your own seed starter pots!!

http://underwoodgardens.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/836
Paper PotMaker
Ingenious, environmentally friendly way to recycle newspaper into 2 1/4 in. seedling pots which hold water remarkably well and can be planted directly into the garden. Economical and easy - even a child can do it. Made of solid maple to last for years and even become an heirloom.

Wow! An early spring.

It just keeps getting warmer. The daffodils have just about bloomed out. Cherry trees are in full bloom and its only March 1st.

Wow, Is spring here?

Will all the warm weather and rain it feels like Spring.

I have already decided to not plant anything next year since Raleigh is now in stage 2 water restrictions and you cannot water anything. Not sure how I am going to handle that??

Super Warm!

Its been so warm lately that even the bananas are growing again! I suspect that by the second week of February we will have temps back in the low 20s that would even cause the Acubas to wilt!

Water Wise gardening

http://www.thewaterwisegarden.com

The above link is a great resource of information for waterwise gardening. It is an Australian website but still is a great resouce for information my plants

It's cold!!

Winter seem to have finally arrived! Temps in the 20s are now reminding the garden it's time to sleep. Once the ground has frozen you can much most bulbs and beds. This prevents the ground from heaving from quick alternating freezes and thaws.