Today the
temperature was in the mid '50s and so I took advantage of the warm
weather and went to work in my garden. The snowdrops were blooming
and this white flower is generally the first flower to bloom in
spring.
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| Snowdrops and purple crocus are the first flowers in early spring |
I took some time to
remove the mulch from my spring garden beds and saw that the crocus
and daffodils were coming up also. Now I know that these warm days
is just a break because cold weather is in the forecast for this
weekend, but instead of covering the new growth up with a light layer
of leaves, I think I will make up my spring fertilizer.
This flower garden
fertilizer is one that was passed down from my dad, he would mix 8 lbs of compost with 3 lbs of bone meal and if there was any ash left in the firepit he would add that to the wheelbarrow and mix all the ingredients with a shovel. Learn more about this spring flower garden fertilizer here
I will put a layer
of fertilizer over the flower beds and around the spring
flowering shrubs. Like my lilac and forsythia and by doing this I
know that when it comes time for the flowers to bloom that they will
be beautiful.
I spent three hours in the garden today and really enjoyed getting my flower beds ready for the next growing season.
I spent three hours in the garden today and really enjoyed getting my flower beds ready for the next growing season.
