Snow Covering the Protective Hoop House
Today’s my day to wear pjs late and try to relax and not work. It never turns out quite that way, but as I considered photographing for bloom day, I decided a list of what’s blooming and photos of what the day’s really like were better illustrations of my March ‘09 Bloom Day. Maybe I’ll get out there later and take some shots of some of the colorful bloomers, but for now. Here’s what’s happening…
Favas, Lettuce & Spinach inside the Hoop House
What’s happening is snow…or at least it started out that way this morning. Wads and wads of kleenex size flakes flying to the ground. Since we’ve had such crazy temperature variations this spring, I’ve relied heavily on starting edibles indoors and rotating them out to the cold frame. This week, when it was particularly warm, I braved moving some lettuce and spinach into my hoop house. Today, despite the snow, things are doing just fine inside the hoop. Even the fava bean cover crop is blooming. This is a cover crop that froze in December, died back and then rerooted off the stem.
What is blooming in the garden but not shown?
- Azara
- Helleborus
- Ribes (just starting)
- Primula
- Hyacinth
- Sarcococca (just finishing)
- Daphne (just starting)
- Favas
- Crocus
- Euphorbia (just starting)
- Shotweed (dang!)
- Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’
- Witch Hazel (Just finishing)
Hmmm…as I wrap up this post, and look outside, I see the snow as stopped and melting has begun. Such is the nature of spring in Seattle…
Tags: Bloom Day, edible garden, garden coach, hoophouse, snow day, winter garden
You are the second local to say that daphne is beginning to bloom – I keep forgetting to check mine, I had given up on it! Crazy snow. Stupid shotweed! Great cold frame.
Ah…that’s the hoop house. Need to post pix of our full true cold frame next. Out of room…need my greenhouse. It comes tomorrow!
You know…I forgot to mention these, but I do have English Daisy blooming in my dog’s tiny lawn toilet and my Jack Frost Brunnera is in bloom, too!
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