{"id":1716,"date":"2018-03-01T18:13:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T23:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sg2.bluekeylabs.com\/wordpress\/greatbiggreenhouse.com\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2018-03-01T18:13:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T23:13:50","slug":"forget-the-groundhog-peepers-signal-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/forget-the-groundhog-peepers-signal-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Forget the Groundhog: Peepers Signal Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"
I know it is only the beginning of March.\u00a0 Spring is not officially here for another two weeks.\u00a0 And, yes, I realize that we could still have more cold days and snow this month.\u00a0 But, have you spent some time outside lately to take advantage of some of these spring-like days?\u00a0 I sure have.\u00a0 And, I love it!!\u00a0 One of the first things to alert me that spring is arriving is hearing the peepers singing loudly.\u00a0 What a beautiful sound.\u00a0 Maybe it is my age and getting older but I sure appreciate the positive things in life and hearing the peepers put a smile on my face.<\/p>\n
Spring is the favorite season of many people and for good reason.\u00a0 Spring is a beautiful time of the year and a welcome relief from the long months of winter.\u00a0 About right now most people begin to anxiously await spring\u2019s arrival.\u00a0 We are tired of the damp, cold weather and we tend to look out for all the signs that spring is arriving.<\/p>\n
Besides hearing the peepers, here are some other sure signs of spring in Virginia:<\/p>\n
How about you?\u00a0 What are your first signs for spring?\u00a0 We all need to look and live the happy life and surround ourselves with what makes us happy.\u00a0 The start of spring has put me into a very good mood.<\/p>\n
Now, a reality check.\u00a0 It is only the first of March.\u00a0 Let\u2019s not get ahead of ourselves.\u00a0 Yes, February is going down as our 6th<\/sup>\u00a0warmest February on record.\u00a0 Yes, we had plenty of rain during February that was needed going into spring.\u00a0 This is all nice.\u00a0 But, March is roaring in like a lion with rain and strong winds.\u00a0 Keep in mind that March can still deliver us some cold days and some snow.\u00a0 Last year we had around 6 inches of snow in March.\u00a0 However, long-term forecasts for this March is for us to have above average temperatures.\u00a0 So, now is an appropriate time to do many gardening tasks but just don\u2019t jump the gun.\u00a0 Keep everything into perspective for this time of year and we will all have a good, productive and successful spring gardening season.<\/strong><\/p>\n HAPPY GARDENING!!!!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I know it is only the beginning of March.\u00a0 Spring is not officially here for another two weeks.\u00a0 And, yes, I realize that we could still have more cold days and snow this month.\u00a0 But, have you spent some time outside lately to take advantage of some of these spring-like days?\u00a0 I sure have.\u00a0 And, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[40,12,61,62,63,20],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n