The first month of the year comes to a close today. Tomorrow begins February. According to The Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady
“In February, if thou hearest thunder,”
Thou shalt see a summer wonder.
What will February bring? Tell me, do you keep a daily journal, with neat little notations of the weather and nature events around you?
Just look at the daffodils pushing their way up through the frostbitten ground. It is a promise to me that winter won’t last forever.
Little bits of green give the heart reason to sing on cold winter walks.
One of my old gardening books (first published in 1787) is The Gardener’s Calender for South-Carolina, Georgia and North-Carolina. According to this book, February is a month in which there is much to do.
Plant slips of rosemary, rue, wormwood, and lavender; let these be planted in a shady border six inches asunder; they will take root freely if you observe to water them in dry weather: they may be transplanted into more open situations about October, when they will be strong and well rooted.
There’s even much to do in the kitchen garden, as pertains to food.
Plant beans of any kind; for all sorts will succeed from this planting.
This is still a proper season for the windsor, toker, and alo the long pod bean, which is a very great bearer.
When my work is done this evening, I’m planning a trip to Home Depot to pore over the seed packets and see what I can find. I want to work my yard into a place to start seeds with shelter and then move to a more permanent location later. My yard needs much revision.
What would life be without some work to look forward to?
Lynn
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We are behind in our yard/gardening
plans…but there is still snow on the garden, so it will “keep”.
Today I will read about warmer weather and drink hot tea.
DH ordered seeds for our veggie garden on 1/30. Goldbar Squash, Giant Noble Spinach, Red Sails Lettuce, Spacemaster Cucumber, Clemson Okra, Bush Romano Bean, Black Zucchini, etc…We usually get our tomatoes and peppers already started, not from seed. Everyone is waiting for spring!
Kate, I always feel like I’m behind. We have so many “improvement” things that need to be done, but who has time every week!
And you’re right. It’ll keep until after the snow. I need to calm myself down and wait until winter is over!
Chris, those seeds sound so exciting! I was looking at a seed catalog this evening. I get overwhelmed — there are so many choices!
Lynn