Comments on: The Trials of March http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/03/11/the-trials-of-march/ Hardy plants for hardy souls Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Don http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/03/11/the-trials-of-march/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Don Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/03/11/the-trials-of-march/#comment-326 It's springs like this, when I say "bring on global warming!" Don It’s springs like this, when I say “bring on global warming!”

Don

]]> By: Wanda http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/03/11/the-trials-of-march/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Wanda Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/03/11/the-trials-of-march/#comment-327 So it's March, and it seems winter goes on forever! Snowbanks are 7-feet high and driving down out of the mountains is like participating in a Olympic bobsled run, but the crows have returned to harass the ravens, and with each thaw the mountain mists are swirled with thantalizing scents of spring. Mittens are tucked away in jacket pockets (in case they're needed), our thumbs green-up, and the itch to plant SOMETHING sets in! "But wait..." warns Mother Nature, "winter grows old, but still he hobbles along the mountain ridges, squalls of snow billowing up wherever his cane strikes the land--and besides, we haven't enjoyed MUD-SEASON yet." So much for looking to her for help!The snow is so high I can just barely see out the greenhouse windows, so I made a "greenhouse" of the last grocery store "birthday cake container" and planted tomato seed, placing the planter under the domed lid and set it in my kitchen. This is Zone 3 in Maine and winter is long. When I feel cabin fever rising, I recite this favorite verse from Adversity to shore up my spirits: "All souls pass through the seasons of life. Adversity is often thought of as winter, but after winter comes the spring with all its newness--so honor the winter, look forward to spring, and know that which does not kill you makes you stronger." So it’s March, and it seems winter goes on forever! Snowbanks are 7-feet high and driving down out of the mountains is like participating in a Olympic bobsled run, but the crows have returned to harass the ravens, and with each thaw the mountain mists are swirled with thantalizing scents of spring. Mittens are tucked away in jacket pockets (in case they’re needed), our thumbs green-up, and the itch to plant SOMETHING sets in! “But wait…” warns Mother Nature, “winter grows old, but still he hobbles along the mountain ridges, squalls of snow billowing up wherever his cane strikes the land–and besides, we haven’t enjoyed MUD-SEASON yet.”
So much for looking to her for help!The snow is so high I can just barely see out the greenhouse windows, so I made a “greenhouse” of the last grocery store “birthday cake container” and planted tomato seed, placing the planter under the domed lid and set it in my kitchen. This is Zone 3 in Maine and winter is long. When I feel cabin fever rising, I recite this favorite verse from Adversity to shore up my spirits: “All souls pass through the seasons of life. Adversity is often thought of as winter, but after winter comes the spring with all its newness–so honor the winter, look forward to spring, and know that which does not kill you makes you stronger.”

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