tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post1811141237853047812..comments2024-03-27T22:32:32.190-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: Signs of the End of Winter?Granny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-62833401262248108252011-02-21T13:30:33.108-05:002011-02-21T13:30:33.108-05:00Like, Nance!Like, Nance!Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-86868677561551024452011-02-19T23:46:39.779-05:002011-02-19T23:46:39.779-05:00I have spring fever so, I can taste it -- but here...I have spring fever so, I can taste it -- but here in Iowa, I'm not supposed to plant potatoes and such until Good Friday. That's two months away! I set up a cold frame today as that spring fever has set it. I'll plant radishes, onions and lettuce and try to stretch the growing season a little. Begone cabin fever! Out!Nancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-91599662148778545862011-02-19T18:58:25.151-05:002011-02-19T18:58:25.151-05:00I completely understand your mother, Jai! I am itc...I completely understand your mother, Jai! I am itching to get at it. My dogs, meanwhile have decided that one of my flower beds is a good place to dig up and lay down. So some bulbs got uncovered today that certainly didn't expect it. I love my dogs but I get so angry when they get in my gardens. They have 80 acres to roam, why can't they leave a few square feet alone?Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-54502009953660176312011-02-19T18:56:02.847-05:002011-02-19T18:56:02.847-05:00Jane, that's a good idea. I want to get someth...Jane, that's a good idea. I want to get something set up next winter to have lettuce all the way through. I think it can be done, but I'll have to figure out how. A pot with a grow light, maybe?Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-21110732317499987452011-02-19T14:22:46.422-05:002011-02-19T14:22:46.422-05:00Pretty much. We tell her to leave it till March at...Pretty much. We tell her to leave it till March at least but she can't help herself.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-13518482446249183082011-02-19T09:59:50.699-05:002011-02-19T09:59:50.699-05:00I planmted lettuce yesterday, but in a pot I ca ha...I planmted lettuce yesterday, but in a pot I ca haul in should we get more winter. If I keep the pot on a chair perhaps the rabbits won't be able to help themsleves so easily.--Janeharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429442912701353172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-26662107191706990812011-02-19T07:49:21.750-05:002011-02-19T07:49:21.750-05:00Yikes, Farmchick! They're probably right. But ...Yikes, Farmchick! They're probably right. But big March snows tend to leave quickly--I say hopefully. And Rowan, that's a wake-up call for all of us spring dreamers. Still, it will come before another 6 weeks passes and I can live with that. Each season in its own time.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-22270400213731967262011-02-19T02:56:03.329-05:002011-02-19T02:56:03.329-05:00Actually I AM watching it snow again! No gardening...Actually I AM watching it snow again! No gardening for me today I'm afraid and not during the last week either as it's been too wet and cold.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-69512914985087218672011-02-18T21:27:42.362-05:002011-02-18T21:27:42.362-05:00The skunks are out in full force around here too. ...The skunks are out in full force around here too. P.U. Our local Mennonite community is predicting another big snow in March. They say the biggest of the season. The bad thing about this is that their predictions have been spot on for the past few years.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-91296418783022353622011-02-18T14:47:29.265-05:002011-02-18T14:47:29.265-05:00I'll take it, Mama-bug! I have enjoyed this wi...I'll take it, Mama-bug! I have enjoyed this winter, truly I have. It's been a real winter, the kind where the snow stays on the ground for days and weeks. Now I am ready to see spring.<br /><br />Jai, your mom is just "tidying up," right? I want to but I'll give it another 2 weeks before I start.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-49780503677507535712011-02-18T14:45:36.337-05:002011-02-18T14:45:36.337-05:00Hi Susie, and welcome! I just ducked over and enjo...Hi Susie, and welcome! I just ducked over and enjoyed some of your poetry. <br /><br />I talk to the plants too, Kate--I've been scolding the trout lilies for years. I know where they are but they just won't bloom. I saw a whole field of them on Point Mtn and was astonished. Lovely sight.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-41382362141773810362011-02-18T12:49:00.600-05:002011-02-18T12:49:00.600-05:00My mother is definitely feeling the itch. She'...My mother is definitely feeling the itch. She's already out there, planting and weeding and making excuses for it when we question her.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-12861668224592728382011-02-18T11:31:31.110-05:002011-02-18T11:31:31.110-05:00Susanna I'm trying to shoo spring your way as ...Susanna I'm trying to shoo spring your way as fast as I can! It was foggy as all get out this morning but now the sun is out bright and it's 71 degrees. Have a good weekend!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880046224880273404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-31979715136848036882011-02-18T11:26:58.133-05:002011-02-18T11:26:58.133-05:00The robins were here, too. Though I think some wis...The robins were here, too. Though I think some wish they'd worn their hoodies.<br /><br /> And the little rosettes of various plants have taken on a hopeful look. I can't say they're greener, exactly, it's more like an inner life beginning in them.<br /><br />I miss the lovely plants -- it'll be so good to see them. I don't mind telling you I talk to them when they get back. Hello yarrow, hello coltsfoot. I've missed you!<br /><br />Soon...soon...soon...Granny Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17796564953236247413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-3025762452645471072011-02-18T11:11:18.484-05:002011-02-18T11:11:18.484-05:00Love your blog. Yes I have the skunks and the robi...Love your blog. Yes I have the skunks and the robins are coming more each day. It must be a sign of spring..Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.com