My early tulips and mid-season daffodils are blooming. The Kale that I planted last fall has come out of dormancy and we had our first mess of them this week. Peas got planted last week and the mesclun mix is germinating. Onions are just coming up. The fall planted lettuce is just about finished. All but the latest emerging perennials are at least above ground and the phlox drummondii is starting to elongate. I was a little late fertilizing and pinching back the pansies and violas, but in another week they should look swell. The perennial beds have been lightly fertilized but the compost and mulch layers will have to wait until I get back from vacation the end of March. Inside the house, the tomatoes, peppers and several varieties of annual flowers are perking along under grow lights. We hope to get the arborist over this week to prune the crepe myrtles before it is too late (shoulda called him in January!).

Oh these long, mild southern springs!

Janie