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For a moment there was hope. And now everything is frozen solid again. -18C/0F tonight. 
Your Weather, 2025
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digitS'
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Rain. There was a chance that it would start out as snow but that didn't happen.
There is also a chance of an afternoon temperature coming close to to 70⁰ (21⁰C), midweek. We have had only one 60 degree day in 2025 (16⁰C)! I have been thinking that the change to Spring just brought more Wintery weather.
digitS', don't want to jinx myself (or, the weather) but my right knee is better today than yesterday. Still, tender to the touch and movement is a bit painful.
There is also a chance of an afternoon temperature coming close to to 70⁰ (21⁰C), midweek. We have had only one 60 degree day in 2025 (16⁰C)! I have been thinking that the change to Spring just brought more Wintery weather.
digitS', don't want to jinx myself (or, the weather) but my right knee is better today than yesterday. Still, tender to the touch and movement is a bit painful.
digitS'
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Rain, again. Wind gusts to nearly 40mph 
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Spring is like — we have been allowed 1 nice day each week, maybe 2 this week. The rain hasn't amounted to much but the!
This may be the latest I have ever put up the hoop house but I'm glad it was not standing at the long-standing time in the middle of March. If it was, it may not have been for long ... standing.
Stan uh Steve!
.Spring is like — we have been allowed 1 nice day each week, maybe 2 this week. The rain hasn't amounted to much but the
!This may be the latest I have ever put up the hoop house but I'm glad it was not standing at the long-standing time in the middle of March. If it was, it may not have been for long ... standing.
Stan uh
Steve!
digitS'
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Wow!
All that recent wind blew in warm air and sunshine. What a change and near record warmth at 70°f (21°C). We have had one March day that was above 60 way back, weeks ago. Now, this.
The wind was gentle and the greenhouse was fully open from late morning. I kept my long sleeve shirt on, leveled some ground, drove rebar stakes and set up the hoops for the hoop house. Lathe has been pulled off the window & door frames, plastic film cut – if the wind stays down, I'm ready to pull the film over it tomorrow.
Steve, who saw a butterfly
and found 2 lawnviolets and one pansy 
blooming this afternoon
All that recent wind blew in warm air and sunshine. What a change and near record warmth at 70°f (21°C). We have had one March day that was above 60 way back, weeks ago. Now, this.
The wind was gentle and the greenhouse was fully open from late morning. I kept my long sleeve shirt on, leveled some ground, drove rebar stakes and set up the hoops for the hoop house. Lathe has been pulled off the window & door frames, plastic film cut – if the wind stays down, I'm ready to pull the film over it tomorrow.
Steve, who saw a butterfly
and found 2 lawnviolets and one pansy blooming this afternoon- Thread starter
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Hope Springs (pun) eternal, Steve. 
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Good soaking rain today!! I think I will have to replant my peas. We had dry weather and winds and even though I started watering there, it might be too late. 
Taking notes this year, so I'm good. I have a stash of 2-3yo Sugar Snap Peas, and the other seeds were cheap and throwaways, so good experimenting.
I have been watering the jugs (winter sowing jugs) every day. My solution is to pull the tops off of my stash of empty distilled water jugs--I have quite a few--water them again today and use those tops.
The topless ones will be tied together and staged on one of the fencing posts that supports tomato fencing After I use a fork to poke a couple of forkfulls of holes at the bottom. These will be tied next to the 2025 tomatoes and filled up with a hose for constant drip irrigation. The bottoms of the jugs sitting on top of wet soil should make a big difference. I also think that our predecessors gardened in the back yard bc they used stuff like this and didn't want their neighbors to see them.
I think I am learning, that, unless we end up with a very wet year, ALL of my crop failures have been lack of water.
Taking notes this year, so I'm good. I have a stash of 2-3yo Sugar Snap Peas, and the other seeds were cheap and throwaways, so good experimenting.I have been watering the jugs (winter sowing jugs) every day. My solution is to pull the tops off of my stash of empty distilled water jugs--I have quite a few--water them again today and use those tops.
The topless ones will be tied together and staged on one of the fencing posts that supports tomato fencing After I use a fork to poke a couple of forkfulls of holes at the bottom. These will be tied next to the 2025 tomatoes and filled up with a hose for constant drip irrigation. The bottoms of the jugs sitting on top of wet soil should make a big difference. I also think that our predecessors gardened in the back yard bc they used stuff like this and didn't want their neighbors to see them.
I think I am learning, that, unless we end up with a very wet year, ALL of my crop failures have been lack of water.
flowerbug
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over the years i've had really bad luck with the kinds of peas that are thick and round pods meant for fresh eating (sugar peas, or snap peas they are often called).
a few years ago i was gifted with a pea that does survive and i've been so glad to finally have one that grows. i don't plant it until mid-April here. it is called Green Beauty. the notes say that they can grow 6-8 feet tall and can use support and they are not kidding, but my own growing of them i do not use support and they grow 3-4 feet tall and they are planted in a block that can lean on each other. the other thing too though is that it mentions that they should not be grown in full sun, but in heavy soil with enough moisture they've lasted until August for me even during the hottest of summers (which we've had).
old peas may take a bit longer to sprout and the cooler the weather may also lengthen how long it takes. don't be surprised if some of those seeds still come up later.
a few years ago i was gifted with a pea that does survive and i've been so glad to finally have one that grows. i don't plant it until mid-April here. it is called Green Beauty. the notes say that they can grow 6-8 feet tall and can use support and they are not kidding, but my own growing of them i do not use support and they grow 3-4 feet tall and they are planted in a block that can lean on each other. the other thing too though is that it mentions that they should not be grown in full sun, but in heavy soil with enough moisture they've lasted until August for me even during the hottest of summers (which we've had).
old peas may take a bit longer to sprout and the cooler the weather may also lengthen how long it takes. don't be surprised if some of those seeds still come up later.
digitS'
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A snow pea. Well, that's okay. Stir-fries! No shell peas?
Snap peas weren't around when I started gardening. Developed in Idaho and now, all over the world.
With 3 quite different fresh types, I am happy with peas. Unfortunately, DW doesn't have much of an interest in dry, split peas but, I suppose, they aren't really much like the fresh
.Steve
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@ducks4you stay safe. Sending good vibes your way.
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THANKS!! We had quite a windy t-storm and tornado warning. Tornado was spotted some 25 miles WNW of us at 1:30PM CDT today. We are all ok!!
The pony turnout is FLOODED!
The pony turnout is FLOODED!
