Gardening

[Wilma]

Is it all right to clean the flower beds yet?  I am sure the tulips are coming up as most of the rest of the spring bulbs are.  I have had crocus blooming for about two weeks now.  Is the really freezing weather over or am I just getting anxious?

[Diane Amberg]

That's up to you. I'm going to wait awhile yet. I'm sure it won't hurt anything if you do, unless you have very tender plants buried under the leaves.

[Wilma]

I spent a little time with a rake, investigating the possibility of removing last fall's leaves.  I think that the first day that I can be out very long, I will start the job of cleaning the flower beds.  Right now it is so dusty and dirty and dry, that it isn't very tempting.  I do have jonquils with fat buds and the tulips are looking good, but everything needs rain.  I don't think that we have had more than a very light shower in February.  We did have thunder right at the first of the month so this year's corn crop should be good.

[Diane Amberg]

Thunder and the corn crop?

[Wilma]

Don't you know?  If it thunders in February, the farmer's will have a good corn crop.  Take it from an old farm gal.  I think it might be mentioned in the Farmer's Almanac, but since I don't ever see one anymore, I can't say for sure.

[Diane Amberg]

I'm not sure I knew that, but if that's the case, our farmers will have good crops too, as we just did have thunder last week and thunder snow the week before.

[jarhead]

How are everyone's gardens looking so far---besides wet ? If you are already picking tomatoes or have cantaloupes as big as softballs, I don't even want to hear about it.

[Mom70x7]

Strawberries so far. Nothing else. Jim's been working with Billy Harrison - and said her garden is doing great. Wet, but with decent drainage, so not much flooding.

[Bullwinkle]

        Lot's of asparagus. Then strawberries, radishes and snow peas. A few tomatoes about golf ball size. Everything else slow to start but taking off with more warmth. Cabbage getting big. Corn finally growing. Squash and melons just getting going. Picked some beets today. Carrots haven't done squat. Lettuce and Spinach pickable. Jalepeno's liking more heat.

[frawin]

Bull I love Asparagus the way my wife fixes.  She cooks it in a Cheese Sauce  mixed with think Cream/Milk and adds cut up onions and Cut Up small pieces of Celery and Jalapenos cut in little Pieces. UMUM GOOD.
She is a GREAT COUNTRY GIRL COOK.