At last, it is spring, and it is a welcome feeling.
With March coming in like a lamb, I am sure Old Man Winter will still show his face during the last days of the month to show us that winter is not over until he says so.
I have heard so many people say, “Do not be fooled by the beautiful weather, because we will still get a dump of snow.”
At this time of year, the great part is we know that the snow will not be staying, unlike getting snow in October when we know very well it could be a long winter.
Remember that big snowstorm we had in 2011 at the end of April? It was a big one, so do not put your snow shovels away just yet, because that old guy likes to play around with us.
Regardless, the itch of spring is in the air, which means buying garden seed and this to me is exciting.
A couple of weeks ago I planned my seeding, went ahead and bought all my seeds. Oh, I was thrilled to have this task done.
I have a bag hanging in my laundry room where I keep the seeds I did not use the year before.
Off to the laundry room I went to get this bag of gold so I could add my new seed purchase, and low and behold it was filled with seed.
At first, I was baffled as to why I had so much left over last year. I know I had a full garden, and it did very well, but why did I have all this seed?
It then dawned on me that I have turned into my mom, and I am becoming a little forgetful.
Last year we had a lot of rain and the water off the street ran into our yard, which flooded my garden. In fear of losing all my seedlings that had sprouted, I bought all the seeds I needed to replace the garden if necessary.
I had an abundance of garden-fresh produce, especially zucchini, as I thought that having 10 plants was only going to give me a few, but low and behold at one time I had 80 zucchinis on my plants.
Luckily for me, my whole garden survived, and the seeds were not needed. I forgot all about them and now I need a garden that is twice the size than last year.
It just so happens that last year we were at an auction. A rototiller came up and my husband bought it. We already have one, but he just could not leave it there as the price was right.
And it also just so happens that we bought a house in Arcola, and it has a large space for a garden, so problem solved, right?
Well, not really. I have enough seeds to feed the 5,000.
Us avid gardeners do not waste seeds as they are precious to us, but it is also why we have vegetables all winter.
All I need now is the snow to leave so I can get planting, as I do not have space in my house to start it indoors.
So, this summer if I disappear for weeks on end, let it be known that I am most likely in my garden being swallowed up by produce.
Gardening is so relaxing. It is one of the easiest things to do and the end product is so amazing.
