First Signs of Spring

It's been exciting seeing signs of Spring and being able to get started on the gardening season.  I was hopeful when I saw a few new mint leaves and my bulbs start to peek out.   My crocuses are now showing off their lovely purple colors in the sun.  How uplifting!  Only in Colorado can you have snow on the ground in the morning and be able to garden in the afternoon as I have been able to do recently. 

Here in Denver, we've been blessed to have a few days lately from the 50s to even 70 yesterday.  Last Saturday, we were even able to bathe our dogs.  Today, it has been in the high 60s and we are expecting a storm coming in by tomorrow that is expected to dump about 7 inches of snow.  That means Denverites have been desperately trying to make use of the weather to get out and perhaps tend to their yards as I have tried to do.  I have also been fortunate that my 1 year-old has been cooperating with me by peacefully playing on a blanket near me outside while I squeezed in some gardening.

This past week I have been able to plan spinach and Asian radish.  We'll see how it goes!  Last year, I was some-what successful with the spinach.  I was able to use some before the insects got to it.