tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257330.post3549391122606655178..comments2023-05-15T08:31:37.312-04:00Comments on The Compost Bin: CrocusAnthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03554979349774391422noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257330.post-6711942995298728192007-04-05T07:22:00.000-04:002007-04-05T07:22:00.000-04:00Our crocus have been up for at least a couple of w...Our crocus have been up for at least a couple of weeks now. The slowest ones are in full bloom now. In a week they'll be gone. It's amazing how slow we are in the NE when everyone else seems to be at least 2 weeks if not more ahead. Our crab and most of the trees don't even have leaves yet. You must have the slowest crocus in the world!Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257330.post-88122546970613525992007-04-05T00:28:00.000-04:002007-04-05T00:28:00.000-04:00Lornadoone, I'm sorry it's still snowing for you. ...Lornadoone, I'm sorry it's still snowing for you. I'm glad everything survived though. <BR/><BR/>Colleen, you've got to love child labor when it works. :) But my Dad is the dandelion picker in my family. He picks them and puts them on ice for his <A HREF="http://compostbin.blogspot.com/2006/05/how-to-make-dandelion-wine.html" REL="nofollow">dandelion wine</A>.<BR/><BR/>Ki, your crocus are up too? Do I have the world's slowest crocus or something? :)Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836531596317603886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257330.post-3518353101590724032007-04-04T21:45:00.000-04:002007-04-04T21:45:00.000-04:00Crocus are tough. I learned that after ours were c...Crocus are tough. I learned that after ours were covered by that sleet storm we had a few weeks back and popped right back up after the ice melted. Hope yours survives if your daughter doesn't pick them first. Nice macro.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257330.post-38822096409978597502007-04-04T07:49:00.000-04:002007-04-04T07:49:00.000-04:00We're due for flurries today, and temp drops back ...We're due for flurries today, and temp drops back into the thirties. Spring is such a tease :-)<BR/><BR/>My oldest is a flower picker, too. I tried to use her little hobby to my advantage by telling her last summer to "pick all of those pretty yellow flowers in the lawn" but she didn't go for it. Oh well :-)Colleen Vanderlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396040906688814232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257330.post-16506559294820380142007-04-04T00:41:00.000-04:002007-04-04T00:41:00.000-04:00We've had crocus in bloom for a while now, and the...We've had crocus in bloom for a while now, and there's been snow a few times (including yesterday afternoon!), and the plants have survived. Good luck to you.lornadoonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615544984512992281noreply@blogger.com