We have been enjoying some really lovely weather after all the ice and snow we’ve had. Which explains why I haven’t blogged since last Wednesday! I’ve been outside…digging in the dirt, pulling weeds, cutting back plants, picking up a million little branches (what can I make with all those branches) and generally just enjoying being out in the garden. I have one raised bed planted with cold weather vegetables that I want to show you.
This winter was really hard on my garden. Most of what I planted in the fall didn’t survive the super cold winter we had. Row covers are great if the winter is mild. Not great if the temps are consistently below or at freezing!
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This raised bed has some cold weather veggies in it. I covered it with old windows to make a sort of cold frame as the temps are going to dip below freezing again by mid-week. Using the windows creates a type of greenhouse for the seedlings. Hopefully they’ll be protected from the weather and from critters!
This raised bed has been planted with kale, spinach and lettuce.
I didn’t start these from seed. My local home improvement stores already have herbs and vegetables – even tomatoes! Which I think is pushing it even for Atlanta.
There’s so much to do in the garden! Sadly, I lost my cute little garden shed that my husband and daughter built for me. I may have also lost quite a few shrubs and vines – time will tell. What a winter!
The good news is that these are the first daffodils to bloom in my yard.
Yay! Spring is on it’s way! (knock on wood 🙂 )
Looks like you are off to a great start on your veggie garden! Pretty daffodils.
So did the primroses come up & bloom or are they freshly planted?
Hi, those are the primroses I had planted in a container inside. Since it’s so nice outside I decided I didn’t need spring inside anymore. I’ve tried planting primroses and they don’t come back for me.
Oh, did the snow and ice crush your shed?? It was so adorable!
Don’t be too quick to pull stuff up thinking it’s dead. Some may surprise you!
Yes it did! It also knocked down my neighbors covered patio! Oh I know, I will wait to see if things green up in a few months. I did lose a blueberry bush.
Oh what a treat it is to see your garden. I’ll have to love vicariously through you for awhile. We’re expecting snow again overnight.
Leann
Ahhh…daffodils blooming! What a good sign, even knowing that the temps are going to drop again. So sorry about your sweet little garden shed.
The promise of Spring! So great to see those daffodils and the veggies growing! Spring will come!
Just reading this gives me hope.
The winter was so fierce here that even with three days of temps well over freezing, our gravel lane still has plenty of ice on it. I think since it is in the shade of the forest, it receives no sunlight to help the melting. But the driveway is (or was) better.
We awoke to a few inches of snow on everything. It did look quite lovely but I could not get very excited about it. We are plunging back into the deep freeze with temps in the teens and twenties, lows hovering around zero.
But somewhere in this country there is green! Your pictures prove it. 🙂
I’ll bet you were glad to be out in your garden, Manuela. Oh no, I’m sorry to hear you lost your cute little garden shed. I hope you can rebuild it. Just about all of our snow melted here {except for those big piles on street corners} and we had a nice couple of days. Today it got a bit cold again and freezing temps are back this week. I won’t mind as long as it doesn’t snow anymore!
So sorry to hear that about your shed! Mother Nature can be such a bit#h sometimes :(.
You must have loved being outside after such horrendous weather. I know I would be!
Yes, it felt soooo good to be outside in the sun! I just generally feel more energetic. It was hard to be motivated to do anything this winter. All I really wanted to do was read and watch movies 🙂
I have my first daffodils and they sure made me smile:) A sure sign that Spring isn’t too far down the road! We were just talking about planting our garden at dinner last night:) It won’t be long! Enjoy your day dear friend, HUGS!
Mine made me smile too!
Oh I’m so jealous! Lol, I am dying to get out in the garden and feel the sun on my face. Daffodils blooming and seedlings coming up…I may just move to the south some day! What happened to the little garden shed?
Oh the combination of ice with snow on top and then we had some 60 mph winds. It started to fall over so we took it down before it could crush my blueberry bushes!
I’ve really wanted a greenhouse this winter! I realized I need to do some gardening in the winter or I’m just not happy. Next house has to have a greenhouse even if it’s tiny (unless we move to Florida or California).
I am so jealous! I cannot even see my deck for the snow, let alone grass … sigh … someday!
Winter can’t last forever!
Glad spring is someplace. We’re still buried under a gazillion inches of snow, with more frigid temps on the way. There have hardly been any pots of forced spring bulbs in the shops recently, let alone the garden, or a hint that garden centres will soon be sprouting up. Even the Maple sap isn’t running yet, which at least gives a hope that spring is on the way.
Your garden is on it’s way! I love seeing those little veggies, and pretty flowers. Great idea using the windows for a cold frame. I might just try that!
It’s been a wild winter just about everywhere! Hope I didn’t lose the rosebushes I planted last year. Time will tell! It’s so nice to see something blooming, even if it’s only a picture. Mimi
OH you are ahead of us here in Western PA but how nice to see daffodils and gardening! 🙂
What a shame about your shed. The good news is that spring can’t, just CAN’T, be far away!