We're not out of frost threat yet in the PNW. Certainly not if the last five years I've seen are any indication.
Huh. Okay. I was looking yesterday on a chart for the various areas of the PNW and I think for the Seattle area they were indicating late March as the cut off for the freeze dates.
Yeah, according to the USDA hardiness map: Zone 8
Average dates the last frost - 28 February to 30 March Average dates the first frost - 30 October to 30 November
Of course, it may be full of crap for all I know.
If you can dig it up
Ahahahah! Existing bulbs in the hood just keep coming back, with minimal work. Lotta rock in that clay too, maybe that saves it?
Or the drainage is into my basement (front yard does drain, it's elevated: (under the snow) [link]
Huh. Okay. I was looking yesterday on a chart for the various areas of the PNW and I think for the Seattle area they were indicating late March as the cut off for the freeze dates.
Yeah, the charts lure us into believing a lot of things. I thought it never snowed when I moved here. It snowed WHILE I moved in. I mean, just the "one day snow and next day gone" stuff. But there are still the random out of nowhere
EVIL
freezes in March.
Reminds self to contact flea once I am in the new house. I must plant bulbs. Will hyacinths grow in TX?
The little tag says keep in a sunny window and that it doesn't like cold, but what if I want to transfer it to my herb garden? Do I do that after the threat of the last freeze? Which is, like, now, I think.
I don't put basil outside until early May.
Hey, guess what?
I'm on vacation! I still have 40 million things to do, including about 6 hours of work to do before Sunday morning, but officially, I am on vacation.
WHOOOOO
Also, I've now had a gimlet. Maybe tonight won't be for work.
whoot!
oh, my sunporch will face NE, I bet I could grow herbs there. My kitchen window and one window of the den will face SW, with the old windows that could be an energy suck. I may need to put awnings.
My exposure is E/W, which while it might not be most efficient for a rowhouse, I love the light.
I like John Scheepers bulbs.
I second this! flea shared her bulb squee with me and saved me from a year of woe the first year in the house when I dealt with a disreputable bulb company and concluded that all springs were heretofore ruined forever. flea hooked me up with John Scheepers who were, at that point, in deep discount, and I bought volume!
I have four varieties of grape hyacinth, two of tulips, daffodils, and crocuses. I had irises, but they failed. And so did my peonies, poor things, but I will replace those next season.
It is not past threat of freeze here until June. Which is insane. Because I live in Arizona. But at 6000 feet, so yeah, okay.
And yes, you should be able to grow bulbs like whoa in Texas. Also! I might be able to help you with your math for the overhangs. That's my favorite thing about this house, how the math works!
Equinoxes and solstices are super fun because you can see the math in the sunbeams on the floor!
Yay, vacation. Technically, I am on spring break, for all values of break that mean putting in twelve hour days to get ready for our board meeting. I keep telling people that I need an actual spring break, but does it happen? I ask you.
