Maybe it’s just me being a big baby, but it feels as if this winter has been especially cruel. Ice storms, weeks of darkness, power outages, damaged trees, and “extreme cold” are just some of the events of the season. The days locked inside have jump-started fantasies about the coming growing season. What am I looking forward to most? What will I grow? What changes will I make this year? Which herbs will I try? What will I grow in larger quantities? What will I cut from this year’s plan? *
Grow Write Guild Prompt #19: Write about your plans for the coming growing season.
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I live in the mountains in California.
We need Rain & Snow here so bad..We basically have been dry for a few years.
Last year was the worse for all of Ca.
That said, if it wasn’t so damn cold at night here, I could be having a great veggie garden!!
Everything freezes at night..but during the day it is nice.
Has anyone noticed this winter that the cold is different?
It might be the same temp, but its cold to the bone. Never had an Arthritis problem till this winter . A Arctic type of cold..Burrrrrr
We’re not in the same climate, but what I’m noticing that is different this year is something in the quality of the light. It’s definitely colder here than it has been the last number. The bright side is that it will kill off insect pests that were running rampant due, in part, to the milder winters. Trying to see the bright side!
Some romanticize about the winter … I hate it.
Here in England the heavy rain and winds have left destruction. Gardens are waterlogged as plants and crops have withered.
… I can’t wait until the weather eases up a little.
I hear you. There is little romance this year, that’s for sure. I am finding myself more grateful than ever before that I have heat and electricity.
Great prompt! Even though I’m in the relatively temperate NW, I’ve been feeling some cabin fever myself. ;)
Here’s my response here: http://blackberryburrow.com/?p=765
You’re going to love the ‘Trombetta di Albenga’
The weather here in CO has been unusually cold, too. Lots of snow in the mountains, but not so here in the foothills. I’m hoping for a less dry summer, but we’ll see.
Anyway, here’s my piece:
http://spyderkl.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/grow-write-guild-19-theres-always-this-year/
We have been having a week of 40 plus degree weather and I am loving it!
http://rabbitsandradishes.blogspot.com/2014/01/grow-write-guild-my-plans-for-2014.html
I too plan to grow and make my own smoked paprika this year! Great minds!
Did I manage to actually participate in this and then forget to post about it here? Yup! Looking forward to the next one, too. These have been fun to read.
http://shadycharacter.wordpress.com/2014/01/12/grow-write-guild-19-write-about-your-plans-for-the-coming-growing-season/
This is great! I love reading about what others aren’t excited to try in the coming season.
I posted this under #20 too as I combined my responses, but thought it would be of interest to people reading this as well.
http://bottlesonthesill.wordpress.com/2014/03/04/working-through-the-winter-blahs-gwg-19-and-20/
Love that adorable little cactus