Welcome Spring
By Martha // Posted 1 April, 2010 in: Garden, Minneapolis
We’ve enjoyed an unusually mild March with no snow fall–something that hasn’t occurred in Minnesota since 1878. Tom and I have been taking advantage of the weather with bike rides, after dinner walks, patio happy hours, and Bell’s Oberon (released this week!). The coming of spring has another thing on our minds as well: the opening of the Midtown Farmers Market on May 1. On the home farming front, Tom wanted to start the herb [window] garden, but it turns out, in spite of the glorious weather, herb plants won’t be available in gardening stores till late April. Try telling that to our chives, who have valiantly pushed their way up from parched soil to herald the spring.
If you have a long weekend ahead of you, enjoy it!
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This entry was posted by Martha on Thursday, April 1st, 2010 at 9:09 am and is filed under Garden, Minneapolis. You can subscribe to responses to this entry via RSS.
Martha–that last picture took my breath away! It’s gorgeous–
I do hope we’re not being premature in welcoming spring–this would be a first in my lifetime that spring actually arrived pretty much according to the calendar–I think it’s fantastic, but can’t believe it’s true–although what harm is there in welcoming a false spring?
Yay! I am very excited to run across your blog. I am a new foodie/amateur gardener and I am just learning about what to plant and when. I am excited to see what you guys are up to here in Minnesota as well!
Thanks, ErikaKay! It’s tough when you have a small space to get into the gardening too much, which is why in addition to the window garden I help out from time to time at Common Roots Garden on 26th and Lyndale. You should check it out if you’d like to expand your gardening abilities.