I plan on starting my tomato and pepper seeds on the first of March, however, it may be the first of June before all of the snow we got this year melts. ( photo / image / picture from hydrogardener's Garden )
At this rate some gardeners will get the shortest, least enjoyable gardening year in a long while. I like the aesthetics of snow and all, but I think it is time for it to move on
That's exactly what my garden looked like just a few weeks ago. Thankfully the snow has, finally, all gone from here now. I hope yours melts away slowly and that you'll soon be able to get all those seeds started.
Due to circumstances beyond our control spring has been delayed...it is now scheduled for May 1st. Setback: was 19inches now 25 inches ( photo / image / picture from Jerry Sullivan's Garden ) Trench Warfare ( photo / image / picture from Jerry Sullivan's Garden ) Daylilies not up yet :-( ( photo / image / picture from Jerry Sullivan's Garden )
O.K. S-H You can't have it perfectly all the time. Rumor has it that Pakistan's summer will be very hot!! We have some snow for you....nice cool snow...we can mail you some. Jerry
Hey!!! that looks just like my little greenhouse, only newer. Mine is full of plants right now, Tomatoes, peppers and flowers. Day time it stays plenty warm at night it gets very cold out, so I put a little space heater in there and a fan. Keeps the little plant bungalow snug and warm for the night. Gives me a big head start come spring. If we have any spring. LOL I will have Tomato's around the 4th of july.
That greenhouse would be perfect for me! We have a lot of snow here too...and it's snowing right now. 22 days until spring and counting...
True, our Summers (in Southern Pakistan) are merciless - Where 40+°C is very common. However if the Monsoon season rains come on time, as they have been doing since the last few years. Then we'd be fine! Otherwise, everything and everyone can expect to get roasted alive (till late October)!!! I'm not joking, as at the peak of our Summers you can actually fry an egg on the roof of your car... Already, I can see that all the bulbs/weights in my Galileo thermometer (which my aunt recently gave me as a gift) are settled at the bottom. Meaning that the temperature is above 26°C+. And this is the state when the sun hasn't even come up yet (just look at the time on the electronic clock)! Galileo thermometer ( photo / image / picture from S-H's Garden )
Nice thermometer S-H. Cool blue clock. I will have to check out Pakistan's monsoons. I am not too versed in monsoon weather. How long is monsoon season? Surely it can not last till October? Always curious, Jerry
Monsoon season is when the moist winds start to blow North from the Indian Ocean. This is what brings rain to my part of the world. This Monsoon season starts from early June, and can last up to late August. So that basically is the only time of the year when we get torrential rains. The hot weather (Summer heat) has already started. And that will last till late October or early November. So the Monsoon season is what gives us a break from this heat. Without it, we simply get roasted alive... See this video which I had made last year. It shows how things are over here during Monsoon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qalwgPL3Lcw By the way, this is the situation for Souther Pakistan. Norther Pakistan is where snow never melts! See this other video to understand what life over there is like. 8) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXuqLfj9jiM For an even greater insight into our weather at the Northern side - I suggest renting out the DVD of the film: Vertical Limit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trp5hxov5tc The story of this movie is placed inside Pakistan. But it was shot in the mountains of New Zealand - For 2 reasons... Firstly, the actors did not wish to get killed in the crossfire between India and Pakistan. And secondly, our mountains are too hight and cold for movie cameras to work properly.
