I had a bunch of iris roots that had little green leaves (some as little as a quarter or half inch) in a bag over the winter. Back in about February I decided I didn't want them to die, but it was late, so I had a bed that I simply poked them in and figured I'd have pretty leaves this year. Darned if they haven't started to bloom! They're a bunch of the beautiful blue ones my neighbor gave me.
My hands look like a war zone. What do some of you do for those callouses that aren't quite callouses? The ones that bleed a little and accumulate dirt when you work? I won't be modeling rings for Tiffany or Zales or even Walmart any time soon! :)