Not sure if I'm making a difference or not, but am still dragging hoses around watering trees, shrubs, and perennials. Sunny days in the fifties predicted for this week, but no snow. It's not a big event to water since I have water available from the greenhouse faucets and the frost free hydrant. Had a bit of a snag with the frost free freezing up, so we wrapped it with heat tape and that did the trick. Not much going on in the southern greenhouse. Perennials carried over from 2011, those started from bareroot stock, and rooted cuttings, are staying dormant despite the sunny days. This is due in part to raising the southern sidewall during the day to allow natural venting and keep temps in the sixties; nighttime temps are kept at just above freezing. The main greenhouse is mostly empty and reaching temps in the eighties during the day; also above freezing at night to avoid bursting water pipes. January will be spent working on the website. I'm getting ready for things to rock and roll soon as perennial liners are scheduled to arrive that first week in February and by March 1st, they'll all be transplanted. The orders for annuals are all in and before long...spring will arrive, and with it, I hope, the skies will open up.
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