Crocuses and peepers
Garak (Fri, 23 Feb 2018 23:32:03 PST)

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
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