Hitting April is the hard part of spring. It’s getting nice out. The days are long, and by the second week of April, we cross 13 hours of daylight in Shenandoah Junction, WV. But early April is also a troll – and if you give into the cabin fever of planting, you will potentially lose a few small plants to sneaker frosts. We got two of those back-to-back at the start of the second week. It wasn’t bad here, and nearly all perennial plants that were coming up came thru fine. One raspberry got singed, and it may not make it. I lost a few starts, but eh, losing a few starts is cheaper than paying for therapy when you are going stir crazy inside. Win-win.
Yes, too early here (back in Washignton State they would have been fine, spring comes far earlier there).
The Magnolia tree opened up – the first rush did get frost singed, but half the blooms opened days later, so came through fine.
Dicentra in bloom, a native plant.
Lovage came back up and handled the frosts fine.
I moved the pop-up greenhouse into Garden 1, and the farm fabric really helps with keeping it warm at night.
Yes, the flowers got singed a tiny bit, but came back fine within a day or two.
Color makes you happy, while you wait for it to get more spring-ier.
I love to come sit here and just relax.
Blueberry plants opening up.
Tulips opening up.
June-bearing strawberry plants are putting on flowers.
Second-year alpine strawberry plants have quadrupled in the past 2 weeks.
Garlic growing in the sun. This week has been heating up, and today it was 80. It gets hotter every day this week.
Peas are growing fast – the frost didn’t bother them.
Last night, as the sun set.
~Sarah