Have you started receiving your Spring nursery catalogues yet? I have!

Hi Gabs. I'm trying so hard to hold off! Actually, I did buy some new fruit trees and they've been delivered already! I look outside at all the snow and think how in the world am I going to plant them? They're in my garage right now where it's very cold so the trees will stay dormant but I want to get them in the ground as soon as I can. I think my son will need a chisel and big hammer to make holes large enough to plant these trees since the ground is frozen solid. But, he's young and in good shape so... Hmmm, both of my boys will be visiting tomorrow. I'll nonchalantly say, "A plum tree would look GREAT right over there, don't you think?" Then, hand him the chisel and hammer. He'll get the idea. LOL As for all the rest, most will have to wait until April but I can start some thing inside in early March. I'll be trying my hand at peanuts this year. I've never grown them before and they do take longer to produce peanuts than the growing season we have here so I'll have to start them inside, too. I already have the pots and soil ready. Also, the potatoes I grew last year, which didn't get very big at all, I've saved to use as seed potatoes this year and they've begun sprouting already, so I'll have to get them in pots before long. I can plant them outside when it's warm enough. But, I am also very tempted by these catalogues. I want so badly to start my garden right now!

Oh no Mentalward it is to cold lol just stay in the nice and warm I only go out at the moment when I have to and that is to take Gissi out lol and even he is feeling the cold and he is not fighting his Coat either so he must be cold lol So just be patient and stay in the warm for now

Hi cd. I didn't know you may be moving. Could you tell me why or is that too personal? There's no way I'd want to think about moving right now, at this time of year. I moved in January once and it was no picnic! There was snow and ice covering everything! Ever try to carry a fish tank while walking on ice? NO FUN! LOL I hope that nothing is seriously wrong which is why you may be moving. I'd much rather think it's a good thing. You have me worried now!

It's because of where I am renting wont do any thing that need to be fix they told us to stop doing the kitchen because they were going to put a new put all new stove fridge cupards which are falling apart I tile the floor and they got mad !!! the windows need screens on them they told me to get them when I started they get mad the ceiling is looks dirty because of the flood in the year 2007 I been talking to them about it since then. Then that's only part of the it we went with out water for 3 days in July 2009 when we put the water back on I got another flood in the house in the basement which I really needed I lost all my summer clothes winter clothes winter coats as well.I am going look for a nice 2 bedroom condle with a yard not appartment. I not sure where I am moving yet but thanks for letting me know about Janary I most likely wait till it's better moving weatter. cd

You know, you can grow a lot of things in containers these days. I've grown peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, radishes, strawberries and blueberries in containers. As a matter of fact, I'm going to have a blueberry bush on my deck so I can just open the kitchen door and grab a handful for my cereal or pancakes in the morning instead of going out to the garden (more of a walk, plus stairs). Actually, I'd love to be able to grow everything on my deck. Then, I wouldn't have to fight so many wild critters over who gets to eat what I'm growing. A few years ago, I had maybe a 6 foot by 10 foot space and grew tomatoes, radishes, cauliflower, onions, peppers, strawberries, beans, cucumbers and sunflowers in that space, plus I had a miniature peach tree in there, too! It's amazing what you can grow in a limited space.

Thank you, dragon! I'll go there first thing tomorrow morning. What a great way to start off the new year! Talking about my favorite subject, gardening. Awesome! I belong to a place called davesgarden.com. They have a forum and member exchange thing where you can exchange seeds or sell them to other members (cheaply, of course) and they sell theirs. I like the exchange thing but it's rare to find someone who has seeds you want who also wants seeds you have. The prices asked for seeds is always extremely low so it's a great place to hang out, too. When I got my first catalog, I couldn't wait to open it. Guess I have too much time on my hands, huh? LOL Sadly, these catalogs have me pining for Spring and it looks to be a long, cold, SNOWY winter. Our snowiest month is February so I'm a bit concerned that we've already had so much snow in December, which is so very not normal. I may have to dig under a few feet of snow to get to the ground once Spring finally does hit! But, I will try idigmygarden tomorrow. Thanks so much for the tip!

I agree with that! I want so badly to start my tomato and pepper seedlings inside but it is a bit early for them, unless I can grow them in my basement. I have grow lights set up there so I could try some things early. I grew some potatoes in a large flower pot last year. I was quite surprised to get so many from a pot! But, planting outside right now is not worth the effort. I'd have to dig through about 12 inches of snow to get to the dirt and that's pretty frozen right now. I could also start some lettuce inside. I did that last year and managed to grow some really nice plants and get a few salads out of it.