Saving Plants for next year

Fall frosts may kill your tender plants that are not protected. I have Hibiscus plants alive  that I purchased at Frank's Nursery and they closed years ago. Winter is sure to do them in. Some are worth the effort to save.

April 9.Garden Report.

April 2012

So after one of the warmest March months in St. Louis history we are returning to normal in April.

My snow peas are up and starting to grow the tendrils that cling to my wire supports. They seem like they are slightly ahead of schedule this year. Probably due to the warmer soil temperatures. I would guess that they are in between 12" and 16" now. They will usually blossom in mid May and are finished by mid June. We shall see.

Tennessee Beauty strawberry plants

           I just placed 20 Tennessee Beauty strawberry plants in the ground November of 2011. . I hope they will develop nice strawberries next June but it is a long shot. These big plump berries were my favorite and chosen over All Star, Guardian and ever bearing plants

Snow peas.get planted March 1st

My first planting date is almost here. March 1st or whenever the  weather is nice enough to work outside is my first planting date.

Amazing how quickly this winter seems to be drifting by. It may be the unusually warm weather that we are enjoying here in St. Louis due to the Canada air being contained to the upper Midwest. I will take it as I hate cold.