Gardening – It’s Springtime

Time for cleanup and preparation.

Early April around these parts is a time of Mother Nature’s tomfoolery. The days look like they’re warm, the warmth is there in the background, but temperatures still go below freezing at night, there’s still a risk of snow … and temperatures pop up into the low 80s every so often. It’s breezy and chilly out of the sunlight – too early for T-shirts.

But it is time to get the garden ready; it’ll only be a week or two before serious planting begins.

Seedlings are being started indoors under grow lights. Coming along nicely so far.

Outdoors is a bit more work. Shovels and wheelbarrows are called for.

Still cleaning winter’s debris …

The daffodils are still coming out but some are in full bloom.

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