My Own March Madness

It's been a typical March weekend for the inland north west.  Which is to say, all over the damn place.  Friday was gorgeous and sunny with our high temps actually hitting the low 60s before all was said and done!  Spent all day raking the back yard, clearing the area of old debris, pine needles and dog poop that had collected over the winter deep freeze. Saturday peaked at about ten degrees cooler and was overcast but not too unpleasant and I was able to get more yard work done before a light drizzle moved in in the afternoon.  Sunday...

Well, Sunday it seemed, couldn't make up it's mind.  It went through over cast to dark and pouring rain to even darker and hailing and cleared up around sun set to be bright and orange and beautiful for the last few minutes of light.  And today, it's been snowing off and on.

Hooray for schizophrenic weather!

Sprout Report:

Completely headless of the weather outside, the broccoli, calendula and chamomile I planted last week have sprouted have taken off marvelously.  Pictures will be posted later (Jordan took the phone to work!) 


The Sparks Earliana is getting big, putting on good sets of second (true) leaves.  They will soon have to be transferred to their second home.  The marigolds are also doing fantastically, with a second set of true leaves starting to emerge!  I got these Harlequin Marigolds because I just loved the name and their fantastic vibrant color when I spotted them in my Baker's Creek seed catalog, but as it turns out, Marigolds are a fantastic companion plants in your veggie garden!  They have been shown to both repel pest insects and attract beneficials!  I'd recommend growing some for your own garden!