We all know the story...we are winter-weary and anything, I mean ANYTHING that looks fresh, new, and non-wintry catches our eyes as we emerge from our polar cocoons and head to stores that are now "busting out all over" with glorious spring well, everything. Swimsuits, flip flops, shorts, lawnchairs, bubbles, picnic supplies--all those items that our poor old snow-blinded eyes relish with great joy.
NEW is the key term here...anything NEW sounds GOOD.
Stop by the local farm store and what do you see? NEW baby chicks, ducklings, guineas of all shapes and sizes...chirping and cooing and quacking up a cute little storm. And, of course, there is always a group of people of all shapes, sizes, and ages looking in lovingly on them. They are the promise of SPRING!! Let's get just a couple and we'll feel all warm and springy again. The buy is made, the food and accompanying shelter is purchased, and we head home with our cute and fuzzy new purchase.
NOW WHAT?!?
How the heck does one raise a chick/duck/guinea? More urgently, how does one keep the aforementioned ALIVE during the weekend? Yikes! Spring Fever symptoms have over-ruled common sense once again and another malady, Buyers Remorse, is quickly settling in...maybe we jumped the gun just a little.
The very same thing can happen with plants this time of year. We yearn for signs of fresh life; we slog into our local farm stores or big box building stores and THERE THEY ARE...BEAUTIFUL rows of fresh and thriving plants...rose bushes, hibiscus, multi-colored lilies...you name it. Our first impulse is to sweep them up and take them home to enjoy their glory. So, the buy is made along with their food and accompanying shelter i.e. pretty new flower pot, and, once again, we head home with our lovely blooming new purchase.
NOW WHAT?!?
How the heck do they actually keep these things ALIVE this time of year? What type of miraculous combination of humidity/light/plant feeding did these stores have that we don't? Alas...three maladies strike again--Spring Fever, Buyers Remorse, and Gun Jumping.
Fortunately, there's a local cure to the rescue for plant growers. I'm headed to the Pike County Fairgrounds on the next four Tuesdays in March from 1-3 p.m. for a neat class--a gardening series. I know I'm going to learn a lot and spare my beloved plants a great deal of suffering by learning how to do some things correctly. I hear there's still room in the class. Give the Extension Agency a call on Monday and grab a spot. It might not cure Buyers Remorse or Jumping the Gun, but I do believe it will help inoculate me somewhat against Spring Fever. And you know...the class is from 1-3...sounds like a perfect opportunity for a pre-class luncheon date at Friends...how I do love their fish sandwiches. Hope they read this and they have the slaw ready, too!
Hope to see you there!
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