Friday Garden Blogging

March out like a lamb


One week earlier than last year


I think these garlic shoots are volunteers


Last year's fruit shriveling away

We did plant some garlic bulbs in the fall. But I think the ones emerging now are volunteers from last year, and may be from bulbs we forgot to dig up.

Meanwhile, it's dry--easily the driest spring since we arrived here from Minnesota in March 2002. This is what the weather service says about it:

VERY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS DOWNEAST MAINE AND SNOW FREE AREAS OF NORTHERN MAINE TODAY...

THE MAINE STATE FOREST SERVICE HAS INDICATED THAT THE GRASS AND WILDLAND FIRE DANGER ACROSS MUCH OF MAINE IS HIGH TO VERY HIGH TODAY. THIS AREA INCLUDES ALL OF DOWNEAST MAINE AND SNOW FREE AREAS OF NORTHERN MAINE...WHERE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

YOU SHOULD CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT OR FORESTRY OFFICE BEFORE DOING ANY BURNING. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT A BURN PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL BURNING.

The laundry was pretty close to bone dry in an hour, with the temperature at 20°C and low relative humidity. Imagine how explosive the brush is becoming in these conditions...