They're getting bigger....

It seems like the seedlings look bigger every time I look at them (which is about 5 times a day). They take forever to germinate, a lifetime to unfurl, and then all of a sudden they shoot up like crazy. Our tomatoes have nicely formed true leaves now:


We put the grow lights really close to them (only about an inch or 2 above the plants) which has helped keep their stems from getting too lanky.

Here are our peppers (with a couple of impatiens and ground cherries in the foreground):


No signs of the eggplants yet, but I'm not giving up hope.

What a difference a week makes

Last weekend we were in a snowstorm and ranting about how no one knows how to drive in the snow. This weekend, it got warm enough to get out in the yard without a jacket. Sun, blue sky, light wind -- it was just what we needed to rejuvenate and shake out some of the winter crazies.

Spring is coming back to our yard, and I took a few photos to prove it.

Buds on the redbud:



daffodils:


and tulips:



It felt good to get digging in the dirt again (although my aching muscles beg to differ). We got a few trees and bushes pruned, cleaned out our strawberry plants, and planted our blueberry bushes that we meant to plant last fall. Lisa also planted a few more pea seeds:


Ah, bliss...

Is it spring yet?

Snow!

We got like 6-7 inches over the weekend:

Luckily, the snow didn't seem to upset the plants very much. Our peas have come up, and they weren't phased one bit by the cold.


Our cold frame stayed nice and cozy too:


Here's a peek inside at our lettuces that have been slow growing but have provided a nice supply of greens all winter:


Our little Ohio transplants that (thanks to Lisa) have become a bit of an invasive species in our yard. I have to admit, though, that it is fun to see where they will show up next, and the color in the middle of winter is nice.

The tomatoes: