By Arnold Krusemark Our gardening this time of year consists of two kinds: outside snow and inside catalogue. Outside we wonder how many snowfalls we will get and how high the snow drifts. And finally - when will winter be over. Most of us have been through some heavy winter storms with good stories to tell. The kids (and most of us grownups too) have stories of years when we had snow weeks starting with the blizzard on Sunday, snow through Wednesday and maybe two days of school each week. And then flood(s) when the snow melted in the spring.
In the meantime the daily mail is including one or more garden and seed catalogs. This gives us something to at least page through while thinking about this year’s garden.
One thing this writer finds interesting are the new varieties being listed. Another item is the number of pages listing one garden product (tomatoes, etc). Then the general paging through. We might need to get new seeds to replenish what we used up last year, as well as gardening tools and other supplies we will need.
This might mean two (or more) orders. Seeds can be shipped immediately while started plants will come in time for planting.
So much for work now.
In the meantime, be sure to water your house plants too.
Until next week.
