It has been a long, cold, very windy winter, which has turned into a long, cold, windy spring, if indeed spring is ever going to come.
April 26th, one brave bud of rhubarb, one insanely optimistic Himalayan poppy peeking up.
May 8th. Left, more rhubarb buds, but still only buds. Right, now there are two insanely optimistic Himalayan poppies peeking up. Notice how they’re smart enough to stick close to the ground, though. Their momma didn’t raise no fools.
And here’s the forecast from May 9th on. You’ll see the word “rain” on that first icon on the left. Here’s the reality:
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And ours has been warm and dry here in SE New Mexico. We already have 3″ green chilies on a couple of plants, as well as tomatoes. When we moved here 10 years ago, you didn’t dare plant until around Mothers Day for fear of one last hard freeze, but temps in the 80s have been coming earlier and earlier every year.
It has been snowing here since 7am. The temp dropped to 33F and now it’s starting to stick. *gloom*
And I’m jealous.
I planted rhubarb for the first time last year. One died. The other is beginning to sprout. Hoping for a little something this year!