tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post7098064414469391418..comments2020-10-22T18:01:47.444-05:00Comments on North Dakota Garden: April and SpringChrisNDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197758051567332010noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-20368573696262390192009-04-15T18:09:00.000-05:002009-04-15T18:09:00.000-05:00Hi Northern Shade. Finding those first shoots and...Hi Northern Shade. Finding those first shoots and moving insects is definitely the start of a new season!ChrisNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197758051567332010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-83679897272556661592009-04-15T18:08:00.000-05:002009-04-15T18:08:00.000-05:00Sherry -- Happy late Easter! We a great celebrati...Sherry -- Happy late Easter! We a great celebration and met my new niece of 6-days (Sunday).<br /><br />This weekend may be a planting weekend here. The snow is now gone, we have 60F days, now the ground needs to dry a little.ChrisNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197758051567332010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-23943564920850170902009-04-13T13:29:00.000-05:002009-04-13T13:29:00.000-05:00It looks like our gardens are on a similar schedul...It looks like our gardens are on a similar schedule. Even our ladybugs are synchronized. Aren't those first green shoots the loveliest?Northern Shadehttp://northernshade.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-80978965353802085592009-04-12T21:44:00.000-05:002009-04-12T21:44:00.000-05:00Happy Easter!Hope you and yours had a great day. I...Happy Easter!<BR/>Hope you and yours had a great day. It was cold and rainy here. <BR/>Your seedlings look happy. I was able to get romaine and sugar snap peas planted before the rains came.<BR/>The soil is so cold still. Hoping things warm up soon.<BR/>SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-39859342494894066992009-04-11T20:17:00.000-05:002009-04-11T20:17:00.000-05:00Hi Cheryl. After a few days, the snow is all but ...<I>Hi Cheryl. After a few days, the snow is all but gone...except the north sides of the fence and house.<BR/><BR/>I may be able to start some things outside next week as it dries up. Will probably have to wait longer to start some new beds (that should have been started in fall).</I>ChrisNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197758051567332010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-48536227750270264772009-04-11T20:14:00.000-05:002009-04-11T20:14:00.000-05:00Kate, we have still had those freezing nights...I ...<I>Kate, we have still had those freezing nights...I think this next week we will have some warmer days! There isn't abundance of growth yet, but it is exciting to see it starting up again.<BR/><BR/>We have been following the flow of the river as it heads north...there are so many small towns and homesteads that have a hard time preparing.</I>ChrisNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197758051567332010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-25312440717785599462009-04-10T13:16:00.000-05:002009-04-10T13:16:00.000-05:00Hi Chris....I cannot believe you still have so muc...Hi Chris....I cannot believe you still have so much snow.......<BR/>it is good to see the ladybird again....I found my first today hiding in a oak leaf.....<BR/><BR/>I understand what you are saying with the seedlings....I have much that needs to go into the garden but it is way too early......<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your weekend......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-92047005239896413852009-04-09T17:29:00.000-05:002009-04-09T17:29:00.000-05:00I'm amazed to see how much further advanced your g...I'm amazed to see how much further advanced your garden is than mine. One side of my back garden is snow-free, but there are very few signs of life there. The nights have been well below freezing. <BR/><BR/>I wondered how you were doing when the Red was flooding so badly there. Now it's doing its thing in Manitoba. It looks terrible there. <BR/><BR/>Have a great long weekend!kate smudgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564410520744285676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-52610436263896618192009-04-08T10:43:00.000-05:002009-04-08T10:43:00.000-05:00Hi Marnie! There were so many places with a lot o...<I>Hi Marnie! There were so many places with a lot of snow over the last month...sounds like your garden is in a similar place in time as ours for now.<BR/><BR/>I love the ladybugs -- in the house I sometimes find those asian beetles, but most outside are not.</I>ChrisNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197758051567332010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-45093193238434685442009-04-08T10:41:00.000-05:002009-04-08T10:41:00.000-05:00Beth, I will have to look at where I had dianthus ...<I>Beth, I will have to look at where I had dianthus last year -- maybe it is growing too. Some of my seedlings are dianthus. I hope they do well. 50s will be a change!</I>ChrisNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197758051567332010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-15547092145985796502009-04-08T10:39:00.000-05:002009-04-08T10:39:00.000-05:00Hi Chris. Yes, the onions were on my list after I...<I>Hi Chris. Yes, the onions were on my list after I read about them. I hope they do take off, might depend on the spot they are in.</I>ChrisNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197758051567332010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-2019543211611011402009-04-08T08:41:00.000-05:002009-04-08T08:41:00.000-05:00Hi Chirs, we only got a dusting of snow, you got a...Hi Chirs, we only got a dusting of snow, you got a lot more. Not mamy plants above ground except daylilies and bulbs here. I did see some ladybugs when I moved a rock.<BR/>MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-9546253106793365132009-04-08T08:36:00.000-05:002009-04-08T08:36:00.000-05:00Before the last snow, I saw some green in my lambs...Before the last snow, I saw some green in my lambs ear and dianthus. With weather in the 50s this weekend, I hope more will peek out!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07956870755262675337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-28638726119692779152009-04-08T01:37:00.000-05:002009-04-08T01:37:00.000-05:00It's so great to see some signs of green after a s...It's so great to see some signs of green after a snowy winter. I haven't tried the walking onions yet but they are on my garden wish list. I am eager to hear how they work for you.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366265723756163595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-74605478819749696022009-04-07T21:43:00.000-05:002009-04-07T21:43:00.000-05:00Connie...It is always amazing to see how things st...<I>Connie...It is always amazing to see how things stay alive through the cold -- some seem to grow magically under the warmer spring snow.<BR/><BR/>This will be the first season to taste the walking onions...If they pass, I will really love their hardiness.</I>ChrisNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197758051567332010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510067827082775363.post-11678123138451465952009-04-07T21:26:00.000-05:002009-04-07T21:26:00.000-05:00Isn't it great to see signs of life in the garden?...Isn't it great to see signs of life in the garden? Your seedlings look very healthy. <BR/>BTW, I love walking onions. Sometimes I just leave the seed heads in a pot all winter and they are still alive and grow-able in the spring, with tiny green shoots coming out of them. Hardy lot, they are.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539232387597508849noreply@blogger.com