Is it really Spring?
This is the first winter here in the Pacific Northwest in many years that I do not remember getting snow. With the exception of about a week it has been a very mild winter and it seems that spring is about two months early. Most days get to about 50 degrees F so we have all of the early flowers out and the larger plants are showing signs of preparing to bring out their leaves. Cece has noted that the hyacinths are already in bloom which is much too early for them. Most of the daffodils have not sprouted although a few have. The thing I have noted is that they seem to have weaker stems than normal. I wonder if that is a product of the early spring.
I have gotten a few days outside during which I have been trying to cleanup from the winter and get ready to make some more changes to the yard. The top soil we got last year is like a brick now, so I have changed to a garden mix which includes more sand (primarily) and stays softer and is easier to work.