Like my edible bulbs, my floral bulbs also got excited early. I had flowers last weekend, and was out enjoying Jodi's crocuses yesterday. I think all the plants were excited about the high teens and low 20s on the thermometer. Of course, that was last week. This week we have had highs of plus ten and lows of minus five, so everything that sprung early is now sitting tight waiting for the risk of frost to go away. Mike and I had been speculating everything was five to ten days ahead (a big difference in spring) but it now looks just like any other spring.This time of year, much of my leisure time is spent looking at the yard, prodding various small plants, and cleaning up the beds. Since it was a very dry winter, I have been in the garden beds early checking for winter-kill. I have my chair out, and sit in it with my hot chocolate, contemplating where various things should be planted. It has been so nice until this week that Anwyn is up reading on the roof and Leo has been out in the hammock.
Now that spring has sprung away and left April weather cold without any showers, everyone is complaining. When Mike and I went for our walk today, an older lady stopped to complain I shouldn't need my toque. I wish I didn't, but have been consoling myself with my grow table. My basil and peppers have been going for almost a month, and my tomatoes, melons and kohlrabi/beets are all up. I plant everything early either because it need to extended season or I like to stagger when the crop comes in. We are about one month from our last frost date. This week I will start the corn and peas in the greenhouse so I can put them in the garden early with floating row covers. I'll also need many items from my seed trays. The upside of my early seed starting is I have lots to occupy my time with until spring decides to come back.