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In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin in Motown, z6 on April 20, 2025, 12:57 am Nearly two months ago, I posted pics os some collard green seedlings I started in a "community pot". Next, I posted a pic, after I transplanted them into 6 paks, and then later, I posted a pic when the hardening process for them started, outdoors. Well, now, the time has arrived for them, and other cool-season veggies, to go into the ground. Here's a pic of them in the ground. Also, visible in the pic are some lettuce, and Swiss chard. Not visible are some seeds that have not yet germinated: green peas carrots, and radishes. Note, this bed is only about 8 ft x 4ft.... https://photos.app.goo.gl/BST9WtprweH6Mb6X7 Now, its time for the tomato seedlings to begin the hardening process. They are now outdoors... https://photos.app.goo.gl/XVkjigyJR3kNB5RM6 The TREE PEONIES are beginning to set flower buds. Here is a flower bud, in the forefront of the pic: https://photos.app.goo.gl/hj9vP67Gq74FVZEb6 The SPICEBUSH, Lindera benzoin, is blooming! I've heard that these blooms can be fragrant, but these have no noticeable scent: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2gwm9JGJL9ryzPd99 One of my LENTEN ROSES, Helleborus 'Rome in Red', is in bloom for the Easter season: https://photos.app.goo.gl/4L6yAmdfshsmEirh6 The FIRST of my Magnolia varieties is in bloom to kick off the season. This one is the STAR MAGNOLIA, Magnolia stellata. The flowers are fragrant, too... https://photos.app.goo.gl/vej6Q8bRyjVRTMiY8 Recently, I mentioned that I had planted some spring PANSIES. Here they are...all 5 colors: https://photos.app.goo.gl/YdDqpPQ74NF2FS5f6 Another one! https://photos.app.goo.gl/CS6pnuuW4fNva35d7 DAFFODILS are now blooming, in the D !! https://photos.app.goo.gl/GyCUiXtaPJ5fNBxPA The SQUILL, Scilla siberica, are in bloom. I love this flower, but it re-seeds itself, like crazy. It's now all over my yard, even though the grassy foliage has disappeared, and dormant, by early summer: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ytPi9d23p1UMsUGD7

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Lloyd IA on April 20, 2025, 2:11 am, in reply to "In My Garden Today" Nice to see the colors of early spring. I am going to try helleborus again this year. Last winter they all got eaten since it was an open winter and they were green. Some critters must not read the memo about their toxicity.

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Fred SC on April 20, 2025, 7:33 am, in reply to "In My Garden Today" Alvin, beautiful Linton roses. I will plant collard greens in my new beds in the fall. It’s too late to plant them here now cause it just gets too hot for them. I did transplant about five tomato plants and tomatillos this morning. The blue Squill is nice. Pansies have bloomed all late Fall and winter here and will soon be pulled out. Beautiful daffodils. Lots of Iris still blooming here as is my Callistemon citrinus . I love Magnolia stellata . Glad it’s looking like Spring up there. I love Spring.

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin, z6 on April 20, 2025, 1:42 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Thanks, Lloyd. In years past, I lost a Helleborus clump to some digging critter. I'm guessing opposum or raccoon. Around here, these animals do most damage. Let's not forget digging Squirrels, too. Some around here complain of ground hogs. Thank goodness I having seen any of those, in my yard. I often use chicken wire over, or around newly planted stuff, to guard them from these diggers.

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin, z6 on April 20, 2025, 1:53 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Thanks, Fred. Spring came a couple weeks later,, this year,, than last year. Although the temp topped 80, a couple days ago, for the first time in 2025, summer temps are not here to stay, yet. Cabbage family plants, like collards, grow fast from seeds. I have seen germination begin in just 3 days, indoors. They do prefer cooler temps to grow in. Turnip, mustard, and even collards, harvested in hot weather, can taste a tad bitter. Always less so in cooler temps. Those harvested, after a frost, or two,in fall, are more delicious.

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