March 12, 2026

It's Still March

A 30º drop in temperature over the last few hours suggests that we are still a long way from Spring and filling the garden with seedlings.

As I took Maggie out for her early morning grass visit, I was in my shorts, no jacket, but could feel the wind picking up. After a 3 mile walk, where the wind continued to increase, I knew what was coming.

I had already brought most of the seedlings back into the sunroom, under the lights, when I decided it was time to also bring in the last of the onions, still in pots.

My second trip outside required a jacket and sweat pants, as the temperature had now dropped from 72º to 43º and the rain was starting to come down. In fact, weather reports indicate we may see some snow tonight.

I am hoping the onions and lettuce seedlings I put into the raised beds yesterday will withstand the latest weather conditions.

Looking further ahead to early next week, temperatures might drop down into the high 20's before coming back up into the 50's.

Let's see how this rollercoaster ride ends up and how much damage might result from this new weather pattern.

Oh, deer

While on my walk this morning, I did come across a group of 4 young deer, grazing in a neighbor's backyard, enjoying some left over grass from the fall. They saw me coming 100 yards away, but didn't seem to be intimidated by me, as I took a quick photo and went about my walk. A few minutes later, they had disappeared back into the woods.