{"id":17349,"date":"2021-03-30T11:32:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T15:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatbiggreenhouse.com\/?p=17349"},"modified":"2021-03-30T11:32:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T15:32:41","slug":"bonnies-garden-time-to-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/bonnies-garden-time-to-party\/","title":{"rendered":"BONNIE’S GARDEN – Time to Party"},"content":{"rendered":"
So the first day of \u201cofficial\u201d spring was March 20, but when is spring really? Well, that depends on who you ask. In the United States, spring begins on the Vernal Equinox (on or about March 20\/21) and ends on the Summer Solstice. Meteorologists, on the other hand, consider spring consisting of the months of March, April, and May\u2014so it\u2019s been spring for them for nearly a month!<\/p>\n
In the Celtic tradition, spring begins on Candlemas (February 2) and continues until the first of May. In Sweden, spring begins when the average temperature is greater than zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) seven days straight.<\/p>\n
The traditional Chinese calendar, like the Celtic calendar, has spring running from early February to early May.\u00a0\u00a0In Australia and New Zealand, spring begins on September 1 and ends on November 30. In South America, spring begins September 22 and ends December 21.<\/p>\n
In spring, unstable weather is more common as air, warmed by the increasing sunlight, comes into conflict with remaining polar air masses.\u00a0\u00a0To quote Mark Twain, \u201cIn the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n
To me, as a gardener, spring means watching the weather more closely, removing some of the layers of mulch from my perennial beds, and enjoying the spring-blooming bulbs which are already brightening my flower beds and lawn.<\/p>\n
Tolstoy said, \u201cSpring is the time of plans and projects.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0That\u2019s true enough because now is when I\u2019m going to plant potato sets and onions, shallots, and garlic.\u00a0\u00a0I can plant asparagus crowns now, as well as horseradish, rhubarb, and strawberry sets.<\/p>\n
There are some seeds that can be direct sowed in early spring\u2014read the back of the seed packet for when.\u00a0\u00a0When the seed packet says to plant four to six weeks before the last frost date, I count back from May 1, just to be completely safe\u2014remember in the last three years, we\u2019ve had frosts as late as April 27th\u00a0and 28th.<\/p>\n
Spring can mean a little (or a lot) of work in and on my garden.\u00a0\u00a0On the other hand, Robin Williams said \u201cSpring is nature\u2019s way of saying, \u2018Let\u2019s Party.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
How true!<\/p>\n
Speaking of spring parties, stop by and celebrate with us at the Great Big Greenhouse where answers to your spring gardening needs await.<\/p>\n
To read more from Bonnie, visit our blog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So the first day of \u201cofficial\u201d spring was March 20, but when is spring really? Well, that depends on who you ask. In the United States, spring begins on the Vernal Equinox (on or about March 20\/21) and ends on the Summer Solstice. Meteorologists, on the other hand, consider spring consisting of the months of … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n