Just in case anyone thought I might be sane…

I planted Eastern/Virginia spring beauty today. It’s 30 degrees with a windchill factor of 22, but they arrived last Wednesday (I think), and being in a grocery bag inside a box on my desk wasn’t going to do them any good, so I had to plant them. The only time G on eBay has them is January and/or February, and I want to try to have a bloom this year. We’ll see.

These tiny corms are good to Zone 3, and the ground isn’t frozen, so hopefully, they can’t read a calendar. It didn’t take long with my bulb…whatever it is, and that’s good because it’s cold. I put them 3″ (ish) in the ground, sprinkled a little bone meal, dumped in a small handful of potting soil (for the fertilizer), and popped the plugs back in.

Mulched with a couple of inches of dead leaves, and done! They have a tendency to spread, but I put them near the base of the Cliffie Bush, so they can spread all they want, and it won’t matter if the first mowing or two doesn’t get done over there. Hopefully, they’ll get enough sun; the Cliffie Bush seems happy there, so they may be, too.

Brrr. Hurry up, sprang!