Hi all, Winter in Germany has completely gone mad this time: we had 19 (!) vegetation days in January (average Temp 5°C or higher), and nearly none since, leaving Eranthis, Galanthus, Crocus and Reticulata-Irises in a conserved state and the birds somewhat confused. And now we're waiting for a shock-freeze from the east, with announced -15°C night temperatures for the rest of February, without a protective snow cover - i'm preparing for a few sleepless nights - not that I could do anything about it besides a few protective sheets, but I just can't sleep when I fear for my plants.... Martin Am 23.02.2018 um 15:00 schrieb Jane Sargent: > Here in Massachusetts, it snowed again, and we have neither crocuses > nor peepers. > Years ago my parents lived in Pennsylvania. There was a tall grassy > bank beside the road, and the neighbor who owned it had planted > crocuses in a pattern so that they came up making the letters SPRING > IS HERE. Everyone loved it, but over time some of the bulbs must have > slid down the hill, and for many years it came up and heralded SPRING > IS HE. > We still go around saying this in my family. > As for peepers, at quite a young age my daughter explained to her > sister, "they´re singing about sex because they are from earth." > Sounds as if SPRING IS HE in Maryland. > Jane S > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… -- Martin ---------------------------------------------- Southern Germany Likely zone 7a _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…