Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, March 1

From Don in Kansas, Feb. 20:

It’s getting warmer — the temperature is all the way up to -6℉ now — but it was ten below, colder than central Alaska, when I snapped these pictures at the front door this morning.

Brrrr . . . There seems to be a lot of variation between the coldest and warmest parts of the country lately. Has spring come where you are? It's still officially winter for a while longer. Have you been able to plant anything? Anything growing besides frost crystals?

Are you still staying indoors and dreaming of spring?

That's a French painting. Below, a Swiss bouquet with live plants:

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

Thinking about planting some special potatoes? Eggs are kind of expensive.

Down South, David the Good and family (and a friend) have been planting lots of spuds (starting at about 2:19). This entails installing a quick electric fence, too. Of course, most of us will not plant this many potatoes, and we won't need to keep cattle out of the potatoes. Fun to watch, though.

Check for planting schedules and enticing varieties of "taters for your area.

Puttering

If you use a clothesline, how do you dry clothes in the winter? Have you ever used a clothesline? For something other than clothes, say, drying fruit?

Depending on where you live, you may have one last chance to try some winter art.

Adventure

"Painted" hills in the back roads near Lake Mead..

James Spencer, via The American Southwest Group

Gardens of The Horde

Hi K.T.,

Attached is a raised planter. We (meaning my lovely wife) typically plants sometime in May around these parts. Much snow has melted in the last week - and the mood of the restless has improved.

-scampydog

I like that - "The mood of the restless has improved".

Great planter. Must cut down on bending and kneeling!

Taken in my orchard. There is a ghost Shiba in one of them.

Rex Nemorensis

I see the ghost. What grows in the orchard in the summer?

March is supposed to be the windy month. Here are some deep blue anemones, an old photo. You know, "wind flowers".

From Feb. 1:

Good Morning KT. Mis Hum mentioned your stroke this morning and I wanted to pass along prayers from my whole family (and all four cats too).

Here's a picture of last Christmas' poinsettias to brighten your day.

Gene

Thanks so much for the prayers, and for including the cats. Lovely photos like this really do brighten my day. Even when I'm feeling better.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend. See you next week.

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Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, Feb. 22

Any thoughts or questions?

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