Help in the Garden

I have a new helper - here he/she is trimming back my hollyhocks.

Seems to be woking out pretty well, doesn't expect any pay and makes the garden more fun. Not sure when it grows up, right not looks to be a pound or two, and can't eat very much.

Here - a bit of a trim in the berry patch 

When To Start Garden Plants

My scientific method for when to plant may have taken a hit this year. Last year I started my flats in early March, this year late February. Why, because I decided I could plant earlier this year, not sure what brought that on. Right now it looks like I might be later not earlier than usual.  This is my perennial garden at noon today.

 

Does not look like any color will be soon forthcoming. This is what it will look like in 100 days or so.

 

For now I will settle for this 

 and this

 

 

 

    and what is that you ask. Why, that would be my furnace room flat starting area.

 We old gardeners will settle for almost anything when it is cold snowy and blowing outside. Even a left over, from Christmas, Poinsettia setting in the window.