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admin
Schenectady, NY
 February 14, 2011 9:50 AM Post #8371552
| There are a total of 165 votes:
| Spring-blooming bulbs!
(34 votes, 20%) |  |
| Starting seeds.
(40 votes, 24%) | |
| All of the garden catalogs that arrive this time of year!
(23 votes, 13%) | |
| Planning my vegetable garden.
(13 votes, 7%) | |
| The great weather right now!
(38 votes, 23%) | |
| Other? (tell us!)
(17 votes, 10%) | |
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Previous Polls |
Pughbear7
Tulsa, OK (Zone 6b)
February 14, 2011 10:15 AM Post #8371611
| wow this is as close to number one as I have ever gotten. I do love the catalogs but the sowing of seeds and watching them grow into plants and then mature into large specimines is great. |
Gymgirl
SE Houston (Hobby), TX (Zone 9a)
February 14, 2011 10:23 AM Post #8371630
| I'm so glad to know that I am not alone... |
Hillbilly_Gran
Jasper, AR (Zone 7a)
February 14, 2011 10:40 AM Post #8371659
| I love it all!!! |
melody
Benton, KY (Zone 7a)
February 14, 2011 12:19 PM Post #8371880
| I thought this would be a perfect day to tell what we love about gardening.
I love it all too, but starting seeds is my favorite! |
steadycam3
Houston Heights, TX (Zone 9a)
February 14, 2011 12:26 PM Post #8371892
| starting seeds and designing with plants, you know... all the planning that goes into trying to get the right height, color and texture, while trying to have something blooming or interesting all the time. Constant reading about plants and looking at their growth requirements and trying to plan how to use them. I can do the latter all seasons. I just love gardening. Watching things grow, the suspense after seeds are planted, the moment something blooms for the first time or that first broccoli or tomato. Pure pleasure!!!! Happy Love Day everyone! Cam |
gardenbarbara
Cheyenne, WY
February 14, 2011 12:42 PM Post #8371937
| I live in Wyoming so we still have a lot of time until winter is over. The catalogs get me through the long months of Feb. and March. Everything makes me happy about gardening but to see those first little green shoots from the bulbs gives such a lift to my spirt that I feel like I can breath again after being closes in for so long.
I love planting seeds and seeing them sprout their little heads with the knowledge that soon the will grow big and strong and can live outside in the wonderful earth and bring even more beauty to my garden.
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SongsofJoy
New Hampshire, NH (Zone 5b)
February 14, 2011 12:43 PM Post #8371939
| All of the above, EXCEPT the "great weather." Not much of that round here in these parts :) |
NancySLAZ
Sun Lakes, AZ (Zone 9a)
February 14, 2011 3:51 PM Post #8372312
| Living in Phoenix, it's got to be the weather right now--perfect! |
flowAjen
central, NJ (Zone 6b)
February 14, 2011 4:44 PM Post #8372400
| I don't have room to start many seeds to I choose spring blooming bulbs...should see the first ones in about 2 weeks |
luciee
Hanceville, AL (Zone 7a)
February 14, 2011 5:26 PM Post #8372470
| I voted other, because there was no place to vote for all the above. My real vote is for all of the answers. |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO (Zone 6a)
February 14, 2011 6:57 PM Post #8372629
| Voted great weather because we will see 70 this week!! After the fridgid temps all winter this short break is a relief!! |
Helen50
Kingsville, MO (Zone 5b)
February 14, 2011 9:20 PM Post #8372786
| I voted 'other' too, since there was no choice for 'all of the above'! I am very glad to see all the SNOW melting this week (SE of KC, MO). I do need to get my tomato seeds ordered so I'll be able to get them started soon. |
ves522
Jim Falls, WI (Zone 4a)
February 15, 2011 6:25 AM Post #8373052
| I love it all but the weather is not so great. Warmer but it will be dropping again in a couple of days. |
rednyr
Sumter, SC (Zone 8a)
February 15, 2011 6:49 AM Post #8373107
| I too enjoy starting seeds and watching them grow - I always try to grow enough to give as passalongs to friends and family - right now I have about 50 Datura Black Currant Swirl germinated and up about 3", Golden Queen just started to germ this week...
Waiting to see how using the two skylights we replaced last year work for winter sowing...started last month...nothing yet...but I'm hopeful with the warmer temps we've had the last few days... |
diggo1
Little Rock, AR (Zone 7b)
February 15, 2011 11:26 AM Post #8373508
| The weather here in Arkansas is supposed to be awesome this whole week. Feb. 14 thru the weekend. Indian summer.
So it's time to prune. I cut back my Texas Sage bush Monday. Today it's my Kerria. Tomorrow its the Crape Myrtles.
High today will be 69. YES!!!!!!!!!! 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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Danny112596
Los Fresnos, TX (Zone 10a)
February 15, 2011 2:24 PM Post #8373772
| Nice picture. We just had several back to back hard freezes two weeks ago which killed many of the tropical plants and some natives, so I am also pruning many of the plants that are still alive.
This time of year I like planting new seeds, plants and getting the garden ready for this year's butterflies and hummingbirds. |
Katlian
Carson City, NV (Zone 6b)
February 15, 2011 3:13 PM Post #8373861
| February is a little optimistic to be thinking about spring around here. A big blizzard is due to show up tomorrow morning and I'm not exactly excited about that. OTOH, I have one little yellow crocus that blooms its heart out every February. It makes me smile while I'm scraping ice off the car. |
JuneyBug
Dover AFB, DE (Zone 7a)
February 15, 2011 8:29 PM Post #8374432
| Buds are swelling, birds are singing, weeds are greening up and it has been above freezing every day for a week and is forecast to be above freezing at night in 5-6 days! I have always felt that this was the easiest and the hardest part of winter combined: the promise of spring vs the threat of winter. No matter how hard winter hits this month and next, it is almost over  |
g_whizz
rosetta TASMANIA
Australia
February 16, 2011 12:35 AM Post #8374553
| love the summer in australia-beautiful lilies,everythings flowering |
melody
Benton, KY (Zone 7a)
February 16, 2011 5:40 AM Post #8374696
| 67 in west KY today...Woooo Hooo! |
bonehead
Cedarhome, WA (Zone 8b)
February 16, 2011 12:52 PM Post #8375584
| I voted other: getting my hands into the dirt again, cleaning up the perennial beds as things slowly start emerging again. Optimism is always high this time of year (I'll do better at weed control, I'll enlarge this or that bed, I'll plant more natives, etc., etc.) |
roseycats
Dayton, OH
February 16, 2011 6:38 PM Post #8376139
| I voted for the nice weather, It would be nice if it would stay warm, but it's to soon for that, but we enjoy the break. |
LhasaLover
(Tammie) Odessa, TX (Zone 7b)
February 17, 2011 9:27 AM Post #8377087
| We got to 85 .. yes.. 85 yesterday and my pond finally thawed out. My fish are happy. I thought those 10 inches of ice would never thaw out. It is absoultely beautiful now. The concern now is that the plants are going to start growing and it WILL get cold again. |
Dyson
Rocky Mount, VA (Zone 7a)
February 17, 2011 4:13 PM Post #8377818
| Spring will really be here when the red buds bloom. Until then I am planting "cool" weather seed. I may have started the Peas a bit early, as they are getting really big and I have little space. |
RosemaryK
Lexington, MA (Zone 6a)
February 18, 2011 5:12 AM Post #8378552
| I'd vote for the early spring bulbs, but they're all under about three feet of heavy snow! Two days of "February thaw" only turned the snowdrifts into large white breadloafs or miniature models of the Grand Canyon. It's even a bit early to start the seedlings around here.The only thing to do is to read about what the different plants require, plan, order some equisite cultivars, and dream of spring. |
KaylyRed
Watertown, WI (Zone 5a)
February 19, 2011 10:24 AM Post #8380674
| I love starting seeds, but had there been an "All of the above" option I would've chosen that one. :) |
hellnzn11
Rosamond, CA (Zone 8b)
February 20, 2011 11:55 AM Post #8382601
| Seed starting is a lot of work, that I don't really enjoy, in all this cold, but I do love the fruit of the labor. |
phuggins
Fairmont, WV (Zone 6a)
February 21, 2011 7:16 AM Post #8383979
| It's actually too early for me to start my veggie seeds...I don't plant out until Mother's Day...but I LOVE planning my garden, ordering my seeds, organizing them by plant date, etc, etc. Gives me hope that spring will actually arrive someday! |
