Weather finally cooperating Here in Minnesota

The weather has scupperd many picnic plans as eating a soggy snack has its drawbacks. As for the garden, the weather can have its advantages and disadvantages and time can work things out in the end. There has been a lot of rain in Scotland this year so far and it has been colder this year longer than normal. We never know what the future is but we always live in hope for better and more frequent sunshine days.

Only thing I have planted outside is my potatoes. My daughter and I planted the green bean and peanut seeds in small pots in the house the same night we planted the taters. Will be checking on them in a few days to see if any of them came up yet. My taters are doing great thou. They love their lausana bed.

That is great to hear. We had a very sunny day here in Indiana today. It was very nice and warm outside and we got out and got the garden put in and did a little yard work also. It is supposed to rain tonight though. We have had the scare of our lives over the last 4 days with the earthquakes in my area. The last one was at 1:36 a.m. this morning. It shook things in my house. It was very scary.

I spent all day yesterday out working in the yard. It was so beautiful. I intend to spend today out there also. At least until the rain comes that is in the forecast. My tulips are beginning to bloom and my Crocus bulbs are blooming also. They are the prettiest shade of purple. My granddaughter and I planted some seeds yesterday. Don't know if they will come up or not but we had fun doing it together.

Hello dear Grangpa Bob. It is so nice that the weather in your place is finally cooperating with Grandpa Bob, who is trying to plant some cool weather plants outside. I wish you good luck in your planting job and saving more water bills. Happy posting, Grandpa Bob.

Well I have pansies and tulips in bloom as well as these little purple flowers that I can't remember the name to.. My veggies seeds are not coming up, I may have to get starter plants..

I like it when it rains right after planting the garden! Hubby and I usually put our garden in the first or second week of May.. the first weekend is trout fishing season's opening.. and we will sometimes go camping and trout fishing some streams and then the next weekend the garden goes in.. I was going to start some plants.. tomatoes, broccoli, etc.. but I never did, so I guess it's back to the nursery or shopko.. tho our granddaughter did bring home from school a cabbage plant in a dixie cup I've been watering.. so there's at least one a growing.. Happy gardening right back atcha! I.E, have fun! I know you will!

Yes we are suppose to get the nice warm Weather to now so I hope that it is the end of the cold and wet weather lets keep our Fingers crossed hey

sounds great, it is nice and warm here to in Montreal, but yet western canada just has a blizzard, I just don't understand this crazy weather anymore.

We havent started planting yet Tyler wants to but I lost my shovel so I gots to get a new one first.

I haven't had a real vegetable garden for about 15 years, but my husband bought a rototiller last year, and he said he'd dig up a garden for me. I'm so excited, I can hardly wait to get started. If the ground is dry enough to dig, I'll have him do it this weekend. We've got heavy clay soil, so I'll have to find some good stuff to mix in to help loosen it up. A friend of ours started some plants for me, and I don't know what he has, but I'm planning on tomatoes, peppers, spinach, squash, and beans. Those things always do well in my garden, though the rabbits will try to eat the peppers. I have an herb garden that produces for most of the year, and I have parsley, sage, chives, and basil growing right now. Even when it snows, I can go out and cut some fresh herbs to throw in with whatever I'm cooking. I need to replant cilantro, rosemary, and oregano, and my herb garden will be pretty much filled.

hi Grandpa bob Oh my you should see the ground around my small patio.i think I have about every weed you could find in Southern California and a big plant that is either a tomato plant that has come up from some garbage that got strewn there by the neighborhood possum, or else its a marajuana plant which I really hope it isn't. Itsbeen so long since I have seen a real tomato plant I am not sure. butit is the healthiest lookingplantin the whole mess. I also have some low growing plants with blue blossoms that my mom used to calld Moses in the Boat so have not a clue as to the name of them but they were planted along the sidewalk edges here and have come up as voulunteers in my weed garden. I wish I could persuade my son to dig up the grass and weeds here so I could plant something worthwhile even if just a few tomato plants. He is so busy and I only have one really good arm to work with. we have a problem here with the garbage collector people. they gave this whole huge complex just five dumpsters and by mid week you cannot get even one plastic bag of garbage in the dumpster hence we have to leave our plastic bags of garbage onour patio for a day or two and the wandering possum just loves that.