Budding Time

You know spring is really here when all of a sudden most of the trees around you have buds on them. This week the redbuds were in bloom. The miracle of life has occurred once again and winter is now officially out the door for another year.




It is also the time to baby seedlings. Even my peppers are starting to sprout through that fine germinating mix I planted them in. Keeping them watered, under gro-lights for enough hours of the day, fed a good fertilizer for seedlings, repotting them when it is time to give them separate homes of their own-- this is what I have started doing and will continue to do until the end of May or the beginning of June when they will actually go into the ground.




The hyacinths, bluebells and daffodils are putting on quite a display. And yesterday I saw my first red tulip start to show, although there are plenty of buds waiting to show off. The hyacinths are planted near my deck so I get to smell their perfume every time I go outside. What a pleasant treat!




By the end of the week I will be eating asparagus. They are starting to push their way out of the ground. Yes, I know it is truly spring when homegrown asparagus is part of my supper.
Happy Spring!