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Gardening

hedgehog

(36,286 posts) Fri Jan 6, 2012, 01:58 PM Jan 2012

Usually my garden is under 3' of snow by now.

I've never had to cover my roses because the snow does the job. This year, we haven't had three days in a row below freezing! Just by coincidence, I covered all my roses with a layer of hay to prep for next year. I figured the hay will give me a head start on weed control next year.

(Upstate New York - Lake Ontario snow belt)

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Usually my garden is under 3' of snow by now. (Original Post) hedgehog Jan 2012 OP

same here ginnyinWI Jan 2012 #1

My daffodils are 6" tall right now - damn are THEY confused. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #2

It's really nice here today. Denninmi Jan 2012 #3

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)

1. same here

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Fri Jan 6, 2012, 05:45 PM

Jan 2012

We've had an inch or so of snow that has hung around for a week or so, but today it is 50. Bye bye snow.

(SE Wisconsin)

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

2. My daffodils are 6" tall right now - damn are THEY confused.

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Sat Jan 7, 2012, 10:47 AM

Jan 2012

Denninmi

(6,581 posts)

3. It's really nice here today.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2012, 12:11 PM

Jan 2012

A little breezy, but sunny and low to mid 40s already.

I'm going to go out and putter a while this afternoon and see what mischief I can get into in the garden.

Not going to waste a day like this in January in Michigan, even if it is freaky.

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