Thinking ahead to next year, I borrowed some books about kids' container gardens from the library last week, since the children were envying the gardens of some of their friends.
One of the books included projects for all four seasons, with some indoor activities for winter. I briefly considered an "autumn" project that involved planting bulbs in a pot and then surrounding them with pansies that would "grow all fall" if you protected the pot from a few dips below freezing.
And then I considered:
- Today is our first day of perfectly crisp, fall-type weather. Fall may technically start on September 21 or thereabouts, but trust me, if you went outside yesterday and if you go outside today, you'll know that today is the first real day of autumn.
- The weather people tell me it is likely to freeze tonight.
I don't think it's worth setting up a pot of pansies to "grow all fall." I do like autumn in Minnesota, I just wish it was measured in something longer than hours.
Sounds like spring in Texas! I'd send you some of our 100 degree days if I could.
Posted by: Kristin | 15 September 2011 at 03:49 PM