tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post6584260419972538218..comments2024-03-28T18:12:44.319-04:00Comments on Sparrow Tree Journal: Batten down the hatchesJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-65367604750427735602022-03-13T19:58:18.028-04:002022-03-13T19:58:18.028-04:00central Texas is freaking out..it's cold then ...central Texas is freaking out..it's cold then wet, then hot, then cold then wet..and that's just Monday.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-47606840387030402322022-03-13T12:30:53.696-04:002022-03-13T12:30:53.696-04:00A late freeze is a real drag. I hope everything co...A late freeze is a real drag. I hope everything comes through OK. Sounds like you have good plans in place! The daffodils won't be bothered, I'm sure.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-70570619272686140222022-03-13T12:11:51.039-04:002022-03-13T12:11:51.039-04:00Hopefully, the storm won‘t be as bad as expected, ...Hopefully, the storm won‘t be as bad as expected, and not cause any damage to your house and garden.<br />It‘s been rather mild and sunny here for a few days in a row now, but still frosty at night. Walking was mixed - one minute I wanted to throw coat and scarf off me, then I rounded a bend, found myself in the shade or exposed to the wind, and zipped my coat all the way up.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-19996155722990246252022-03-13T08:31:27.262-04:002022-03-13T08:31:27.262-04:00What an exciting time of the year. I look forward ...What an exciting time of the year. I look forward to hearing how your new garden survived the cold. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-15629598754051944212022-03-13T04:48:21.704-04:002022-03-13T04:48:21.704-04:00I hope everyone comes through the storms safely, i...I hope everyone comes through the storms safely, including your new gardens!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-52768103237928242492022-03-12T23:30:33.967-05:002022-03-12T23:30:33.967-05:00It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day here yesterday...It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day here yesterday; I noticed plenty of people in shorts. Today rain! Your seedlings look very healthy, I'm sure they'll be fine.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-30828221693865537772022-03-12T23:02:30.748-05:002022-03-12T23:02:30.748-05:00I hope all of your lovely plants and flowers survi...I hope all of your lovely plants and flowers survive the freeze! You are certainly doing all you can for them. Our March is still snow covered after two big storms last week. But that is not unusual for us and our weather does love to jump around from extremes a lot too. Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-70347913194167305262022-03-12T20:51:46.459-05:002022-03-12T20:51:46.459-05:00You are mentally prepared for March, it just remai...You are mentally prepared for March, it just remains to do the salvaging. Good luck with all that hard work.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-38231675767161776622022-03-12T19:18:31.261-05:002022-03-12T19:18:31.261-05:00Good! Because I never got around to picking any, a...Good! Because I never got around to picking any, and now it's dark. Thanks for the good wishes!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-80288000321448401082022-03-12T19:17:57.174-05:002022-03-12T19:17:57.174-05:00I'll post pictures of what I ended up doing an...I'll post pictures of what I ended up doing and the results tomorrow! :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-49015382244524164962022-03-12T18:49:05.839-05:002022-03-12T18:49:05.839-05:00Try putting a large heavy duty garbage bag over th...Try putting a large heavy duty garbage bag over the fig tree, it's the frost you really have to worry about.Dave Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429379083970699093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-38415676660984262822022-03-12T18:01:37.324-05:002022-03-12T18:01:37.324-05:00My daffodil sprouts were sitting in snow a few day...My daffodil sprouts were sitting in snow a few days ago and look just fine so you are right about not worrying about them. You sound ready to protect all of the rest of your plants. Good luck with the freeze! Hope no bad weather comes near your.Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-40331475626052515932022-03-12T16:30:03.866-05:002022-03-12T16:30:03.866-05:00Marco's too tough and cantankerous to be taken...Marco's too tough and cantankerous to be taken out by a mere winter storm! That bird's going to outlive us all! Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-75108639109129805272022-03-12T16:29:04.051-05:002022-03-12T16:29:04.051-05:00All of my peppers and tomatoes are still cozy and ...All of my peppers and tomatoes are still cozy and warm, growing under a light in the house. They're just on the verge of getting their first sets of true leaves. It will be at least mid-April before I'll risk planting them!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-32328160154423437212022-03-12T16:27:52.325-05:002022-03-12T16:27:52.325-05:00Safe travels to you!Safe travels to you!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-48720910108128309872022-03-12T16:27:38.751-05:002022-03-12T16:27:38.751-05:00Me too! Of course, this is the risk you take when ...Me too! Of course, this is the risk you take when you plant out this early, but some of these cool weather veggies would never survive the heat down here if they were started any later.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-9003587133525994382022-03-12T16:26:11.980-05:002022-03-12T16:26:11.980-05:00I will, dear Pat. I wish I could pop down to your ...I will, dear Pat. I wish I could pop down to your house in a couple of weeks and deliver a basket of fresh salad veggies for you to enjoy! Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-91112757810902008172022-03-12T14:57:47.040-05:002022-03-12T14:57:47.040-05:00I hope that Almighty God spares you and your house...I hope that Almighty God spares you and your household from the stormy weather and with this in mind I shall pray for you and your baby radishes and baby lettuces. The main thing is to make sure that Marco is safe.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-34150894454057111642022-03-12T14:25:29.992-05:002022-03-12T14:25:29.992-05:00I always say that March can break your heart. And ...I always say that March can break your heart. And it's true here. We're supposed to get the same freeze. My darling husband moved my porch plants closer to the wall and we've covered them up. Again. Sigh. The garden, I hope, will just survive. We don't have any peppers or tomatoes or summer plants in yet. So weird. But I've seen this before. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-55364963397001017532022-03-12T14:20:08.498-05:002022-03-12T14:20:08.498-05:00March is crazy! Hope everything does OK in the ext...March is crazy! Hope everything does OK in the extreme weather. We're having a bomb cyclone here in NY. I'm supposed to fly home tomorrow. Hopefully!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-70147636737759120882022-03-12T13:27:58.005-05:002022-03-12T13:27:58.005-05:00I hope everything survives the wild weather!I hope everything survives the wild weather!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-27062919436055251822022-03-12T13:20:51.090-05:002022-03-12T13:20:51.090-05:00Those radish and lettuce sprouts look so lovely an...Those radish and lettuce sprouts look so lovely and healthy and green - care for them well tonight.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com