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[Lisa Kae Van Meter Perry <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>]

On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 1:00 PM, <Clansgian AT wmconnect.com> wrote:

>
> But this year the continuous cold and clouds tipped the scales on this
> scheme.  The cold is not so bad, although it does depend on SOME days above
> freezing, of which we've had precious few.  But sunlight, quite a bit of
> it, is
> not optional.  The cold has been so pervasive and penetrating (not helped
> by
> copious wet) that even the hot bed has failed to heat up.
>

Same here. We're in similar territory. At present we have up to 2' of snow
on the ground in most spots (less if it has blown and drifted away). We
expect up to 4" tomorrow. Yay! (Sarcasm implied).

My question: Should I, in a burst of energy & zeal, shovel the garden
removing all but a couple inches of snow (if I can, some of it is ice)?
Wondering about the extreme moist ground I'll have--mud season--and how that
will affect planting the typical early veggies?

Thanks,

Lisa
sw VA