Garden Mish Mash Post

A few hours after posting about the slushy snow we received Monday morning it started to really snow. By Tuesdays morning we had about 3cm (1inch) of snow on the ground and it was really cold & windy. Pretty depressing sight but not unheard of this early in the spring. Thankfully it is almost completely gone, here are a few before & after photos of the snow:

Monday Evening

Wednesday Afternoon

Iris reticulata, Monday Evening

Iris reticulata, Wednesday Afternoon

Crocus during the storm

Crocus, Wednesday Afternoon

Frozen Galvanized Watering Can

Well I was out looking at all the snow I noticed some green in the area I seeded radishes. They were popping right through the snow, sorry no photo of that, it was to cold to kneel in the snow. With the warmth we had Sunday they must have been ready to germinated Monday, snow or not.

Radish Seedlings, in real soil!!

Monday evening I brought all the veggies in that were in the cold frame and left them inside until this morning. I probably could have gotten away with leaving them out but I didn't want to risk it. The lettuce in the oak barrel survived under its little greenhouse and was looking very nice this morning. Here are some photos of the frame & barrel:

As you can see the frame is really filling up. I have potted up
the broccoli transplants and they will be living in the frame
now. The second seeded onions will also start residing in the
frame but they have not made the trip yet.

Lettuce, Snug as a bug.

I will end with a photo of mister early tomato, a couple tomato seedlings & my second tricot of the season:

Mister Early Tomato has flower buds. I hope they
set fruit, maybe I'll be harvesting tomatoes in May

Varigated Tomato, I received the seed in a swap with
Veggie Patch Re-Imagined

The tricot "Beauty King" tomato that I received in a swap with
Judy's SFG. As you can see it is growing true leaves in three's as well.

I have a new tricot, this time it is in the form of
of Zinnia "Magellan Hybrid Mix". We are living
in funny times!