Can't wait for spring.<

Hi Judy et al,
Glad that some of the freesias made it, I have also noticed that some
South African geophytes take a snooze for a year even if watered during
their appropriate season, Walleria gracilis comes to mind as one I have had
do that. I also had cuttings of some succulent and decidious twiggy
pelargonium spp that I never got around to doing anything with, so they got
planted after missing their winter growing season and many of them survived
too. Some plants are just tough, adapted for that occasional severe
drought.
Winter's last gasp seems to have been Thursdays snowstorm plus the 2 cold
nights that followed,, after that it will all melt eventually and I dont
see really vicious cold anymore in the accuweather forecasts. What a
bizarre winter it has been, I thought last winter was as bad as it could
possibly get, but thi one, while off to a later start, was worse, at least
for February and the first week of March. But as a compensation snow cover
has been excellent, good for most plants but unfortunately could be good
for voles too. In about a week or so I think we will finally see the
eranthis and snowdrops that should have been up by the middle to end of
Feb. Can't wait for spring.
Ernie DeMarie
in a snow covered Briarcliff Manor with another sanity testing winter just
ending. I think I'll sow more seeds........
Z7 that just barely crossed into Z6 territory once or twice this winter.

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