February tends to be 80 percent winter-like and 20 percent spring-like in terms of the weather. But the good news is that the first day of spring is only seven weeks away -- on March 20.
There will be about one hour more daylight tomorrow than on Jan. 1. No more of those long December nights.
By now, some thoughts should be given to 2012 gardening plans. My first step is to look over seed catalogs and see the new offerings. Usually one or two new sweet peppers are selected along with a new tomato. Also the selection of a different wave petunia and at least one new or different perennial. Part of a gardening experience is to grow a few new or different plants. The outcome is unknown and that is part of the fun of gardening -- to see the results, for better or worse.
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