Well I know that Spring is on the way and I really want t to get excited about it but this is Chicago. In fact officially 1 month 1 week 5 days and 10 hours it will be spring in Chicago . See doesn’t that sound exciting. As I said this is Chicago and the weather Gurus want to rain well more like Snow on my parade. The National Weather Service is calling for a major winter storm with 8″ to 10″ of snow between tonight and Wednesday morning. That can put a damper and a blanket on things. I really wish that we could skip over that part of February and get towards the Spring side of March.
I guess I should not complain so far this year we have only had to plow once at the Urban Garden. All the rest of the snow events were handled by salt and even though there were a lot of them it is no where near as time consuming as plowing is. Well I guess we can’t stop it from snowing so we will just have to deal with it.
I am excited though. It is time to start thinking about getting out the germination equipment and looking forward to seed to start arriving soon. The middle of March will be here before you know it and it will soon be time to start seeds for this year gardens. Usually about 6 weeks before your last frost date. Those of you who garden with cold frames can start think about lettuce, radishes, and other cold season crops as soon as the ground has thawed and be worked. So there are some things to get excited about.
I am also excited because it is only a month or so before I venture back to the Woodland Garden. I can’t wait to get out there and get started on another year . It seems like the winter is so long yet when the snow has melted and the spring flowering bulbs start to put on their show the long cold months quickly start to fade.
If nothing else looking forward to Spring is exciting because it is a promise of a new gardening year and all the possibilities a new start can bring!
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