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| Sugar snap peas along the fence, strawberry plants in front |
Well, March came in like a lion in these parts, and went out like a lamb! This picture was taken yesterday, the last day of March, with 60-plus temperatures and full sunshine in Bellingham. Since I'm leaving in two days, I decided to put some sugar snap peas into the ground, to join the only other intended bit of green in my garden. Last fall another gardener transplanted some of her strawberries into my area, and although I did nothing to help or hinder them, I've now got some strawberries to look forward to, along with the sugar snap peas in midsummer. They should germinate within the next two weeks, so when I come home I will anxiously peruse the area to see if any of them are coming up.
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| Me with fellow gardener Carol |
Carol's son took this picture of the two of us soaking up some Vitamin D. Carol is a really accomplished gardener, and it was her efforts with the Garden Claw that got me started last week. Today when I went out to water my peas, I also looked to see what might have tried to survive my hard work of clearing out the weeds, and I pulled up another bin full of bluebell plants and the occasional dandelion. Everything that Carol plants comes up and looks great. I enjoyed some of her broccoli last fall and may try to plant some of my own this year.
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| Buds just about to pop into flowers |
It amazes me how quickly the process of budding trees turns into flowers, and then leaves. Tomorrow I will capture this same spot and am sure those buds will have opened in all their glory. Every year I take a picture of this tree, since it's on my way to the bus stop. After I go to the Y tomorrow, everything will then shift to my upcoming trip on Thursday. I will try to document the journey so I'll have something interesting to post after I'm settled into my hotel room in southern California. I'm almost ready to go!
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Home grown vegies are the BEST. And I too love sugar snap peas, and strawberries, and ...
ReplyDeleteI hope your trip is a joy. Friends, new friends and the freedom of the skies.
glad you got your fingers in the dirt one more time before you hit the air. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like spring is smiling on you and your garden. I'm sure you will have a lovely bounty this third year of gardening.
ReplyDeleteSafe travels, dear DJan!
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ReplyDeleteWell done sweet friend, I hope the weather stays favorable for the start of your garden.
ReplyDeleteHave a grand time with your trip !
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Have a great vacation. I visited greenhouses today to get gather my materials for planting. Too late in my season for peas. I'm looking for cactus - drought and heat survivors.
ReplyDeleteHave fun!
Gardening is still a long way off in my neck of the woods It's nice to see yours taking shape. Fresh sugar snap peas sound delicious.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see the progress of your garden! Have a wonderful trip.
ReplyDeletehave fun on your trip....we have had 2 gorgeous days back to back...70+ weather....lovely.....
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ReplyDeleteI would love to try those strawberries. The snap peas would go well in an Asian stir-fry. Yum.
I always enjoy your gardening updates. Good luck with those peas. After a bit more rain this week I think we are looking at more warm days that should help to germinate those seeds.
ReplyDeleteWe have no seeds in the ground yet, but a few things are started in the greenhouse. If it stays warm, we might get some peas and sweet peas planted next week.
I'll be looking forward to reports of your sky diving trip.
I have been so busy working on our lawn that I haven't had a chance to plant anything yet. But you have reminded me I need to get some strawberries planted soon.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a good trip down south DJan.
It will be a long time before I am close to planting anything. Gardeners are great socializers.
ReplyDeleteNow that I'm reading other blogs like yours, I'm continually amazed at how different the seasons are across the continent. You're considerably north of us, but our garden is still covered with 18" of snow!
ReplyDeletePlanting ..how wonderful! Your garden spot looks great :)
ReplyDeleteWow! We haven't even bought seeds yet. We did finish up out raised beds...maybe I'll write about gardening on G day! We had a few days with sun, but now it's rather overcast...all the misery but no rain!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to get those seeds in before you go. Have a great time and look forward to reading all about it on your return.
ReplyDeleteIts nice to see you in the garden DJan. I'm afraid my garden is still under 3-5 feet of snow, as we just got bombarded again for two days, but, you know what; I can smell spring in the air - its coming and I am excited to see whatever pops out first...and that's gotta be the trees, cause of course the ground is still covered, eh. Have a wonderful trip.
ReplyDeleteSnap peas are my favorite finger food. Great to snack on while contemplating the garden.
ReplyDeleteHave a great trip. Looking forward to hearing about it.
Lookin good. They'll do well in the Northwest climate. We love them in stir fry...;)
ReplyDeleteGardening already! We have snow on the ground here, but we get spring later than a lot of areas. We've had the occasional snowstorm in May--LOL! I don't think they normally plant around here until mid-May. Looks so green your way. :)
ReplyDeleteWe got peas in our csa box this week. They looked pretty beat up due to the wind, and they were very small. Each pod only had about 4 peas. Made for a good salad.
ReplyDeleteSugar snap peas sounds delicious and since we are now being advised over here to eat 7 portions of fruit/vegetables every day, I'm sure they will do you good. I have strawberries in the vegetable plot too so we can compare how they do. In my case, the strawberries were planted in a trough last year by my grandson, Dylan and then at the end of the season, the runners went awol and planted new plants in other places. Some of them may be in the way of other vegetables and so I might have to move them, but it will be interesting for me and Dylan to see how many he gets to eat. I like the picture of you and Carol. It really does look sunny. Safe trip to California :)
ReplyDeleteHi DJan! I have been away on a roadtrip with my daughter and grand daughter. We drove down to New Orleans, Covington, Houston, and San Antonio... staying with relatives along the way. DH stayed home with cats. At the moment I am at my daughter's in the Hill Country. Will head back to Dallas Saturday. But this morning I'm catching up on her computer. It seems you may be traveling now... as I type. Have a great trip!
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