So what is everyone doing?

14 years ago

I'm bored can't wait for spring!

I 've been doing some much needed

yard work trimming and cleaning!

I hope to start my seeds this up

comeing week! My greenhouses are

so full I can't hardly get in them,

winter is just so gluemy I need

sunshine! So what have you been doing?

Hugs

Susan

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PKponder TX Z7B
14 years ago
I'm at work today, but on my days off I built a new bed for all those lovely brugmansias, finished spreading a huge pile of mulch, potted up some rooted cuttings, got my tp rolls filled with soil, placed in an old aquarium and ready for seeds and got a fence put up. Our weather was fabulous this week.

Pam
phatboyrose
14 years ago
I been cleaning out all the frozen plants and putting down new mulch. Can hardly wait for Spring to Get here,but I have had time to read ALL the threads on Brugs. I've really learned alot while lurking.
Harold
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Its raining again today! :O

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Susan, I know exactly what you mean....sooooo gloomy. I have been transplanting my cuttings into larger pots, and babying a few brug seedlings, along. Can hardly wait for Spring. Our last frost date is May 15 :^(
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I think I have done ENOUGH WORK just by reading your inputs.
Except I will sweep my patio when it is dry.
OOHHH! the energy you all have is fascinating me!
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I've been taking care of the plants like everyone else! Hoping SPRING gets here in a hurry! lol! Only lost a few cuttings this year - larger plants are still OK! Glad I brought them all in for the winter! :) Maybe I'll be able to have a head-start on some blooms come Spring!

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