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Mar 24, 2011 5:27 AM CST
Name: Neal Linville
Winchester, KY (Zone 6a)
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It's an unusual spring here. We've had several days in a row of temps in the 70s, and the bulbs have gone into overdrive. The warm temps have shortened the life of the blooms of most of the early bloomers, Crocuses are all done, and the the first Daffs to bloom have faded. However the mid season and late bloomers are coming along quickly, the doubles are blooming, and even the Tazettas are starting, and this is extra early for those. I don't recall ever seeing those bloom in March, normally it's mid April when I see the garden this far along.

For a few nights I even slept with the window open! Last night it dipped back down into the mid to upper 30s, so we fired the wood stove back up, but yesterday I even wore shorts to work for the first time this year, and quite comfortably too.

Susan, with Minnow, I've found some have white petals and some yellow. I'm guessing they're variable. They've just started opening here, are yours in bloom now?
"...and don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous." Rumi

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