Can you smell it? Spring is in the air and it smells like mud. Lovely mud.
A regional gardening calender for the month of March can give you general tips on what to plant and what to wait for, but spring in the garden is unpredictable and won't be hurried. Gardeners will have to use some common sense. Take advantage of warm days, but don't trust your coddled seedlings to a weather report. And try not to do too much walking on wet soil. That will only compact it and make it harder for plant roots to breathe and grow. Here are some reminders of what you can be doing in the garden in March, now that winter is on its last legs.
Photo of Ipheion uniflorum (Spring Star Flower) © Marie Iannotti
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Haven´t seen any spring flower yet, seems it was quite a hard and long winter in the Northern hemisphere.
I know. Even my snowdrops aren’t up yet. And the snow is melting just in time for the cold winds of March. It will be interesting to see what kind of damage this winter caused. (Maybe interesting isn’t the right word.
Nothing yet here in central Illinois. I keep a diary every year of when everything blooms. I don’t have any crocus anymore so the hyacinth, daffodils and forsythia are the first to flower. It’s usually around the beginning of April around here. My tulips are starting to push up though! Hey, it’s a start!
Don’t worry everyone, its coming up there soon! Here in south Texas, today was our last average freeze day. I have sweet peas, oxalis and pink jasmine blooming!
In Northeastern Colorado it is so DRY, we’ve hardly had any moisture. Still haven’t seen my early tulips yet. The mountains are getting the snow, and when it melts the farmers that can still farm (another story in Colorado)and use irrigation will, be in good shape. Where I live, I’m on the plains, and those of us out here depend on the snow & rain. So send some snow or rain our way!!
It is really great to have a home garden most especially if it is an Organic Garden . The vegetables are healthier in an organic garden.
Still nothing here in SW Virginia. Just more snow last night – although only a dusting (at least everything looks clean again). I am absolutely CHOMPING AT THE BIT. Garden catalogs are strewn everywhere, but I’m starting to get impatient! The way things are going, though, even if things do warm up, we’ll probably have a late freeze, so I won’t plant anything major until after Memorial Day.
If you know how to plant and grow crops you will not experience hunger for a lifetime
There’s an uplifting thought. Never underestimate the importance of farmers and gardeners.
Hate winter and seems that it never ends.
Is Spring coming soon???
Walking among the flowers is the most amazing thing I could imagine right now.
This is the worst winter I have experienced.I am so eager to plant but really worried about such changes in the weather.Last year was not a good year for tomatos or peppers ,our cukes and squash were OK.The darn japanese beatles will probably gnaw on everything.Hope springs eternal ,so I try try again.Good Luck to all my gardening friends.
Well, you know what they say – If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute. It will change. Only a few more weeks and we’ll all be playing in the mud. I just know it.
Very dry, windy, cold winter here in my part of western SD. Hoping my trees/bushes/etc. live through it! Some sign of life in the flower beds soon would bring some cheer!
Prairie Chick, I know what you mean. As much as I didn’t mind the lack of snow, I was really worried about the cold winds and lack of moisture. But the tree buds are swelling and turning red, so I guess my plants are once again hardier than I.
I’ll see what I can do to send some spring your way.
Here in central VA daffodils are in full bloom,as well as crocus, hyacinths, and other early spring plants. After a VERY mild winter fruit tree buds are ready to open way too early.
Here in Santa Barbara it’s always growing season.
What’s winter?
Sandy H., that’s the one big downside of a mild winter. Let’s keep our fingers tightly crossed for those fruit trees.
Chloe501, that’s just mean!
Actually, I appreciate our winters. I always say, if it weren’t for winter, my house would never get cleaned.