Sweet Local Farm » forcing forsythia http://sweetlocalfarm.com modern day back to the land movement Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:25:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Forsythia Buds http://sweetlocalfarm.com/2010/01/27/forsythia-buds/ http://sweetlocalfarm.com/2010/01/27/forsythia-buds/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:43:47 +0000 Karen http://sweetlocalfarm.com/?p=574 Continue reading →]]> A week and a half ago I picked some Forythia branches to bring indoors for early blooms. The branches awoke and are now covered with little yellow buds that will bloom any day now. If you have Forsythia shrubs in your yard, go pick a few branches. You will not be disappointed.
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]]> http://sweetlocalfarm.com/2010/01/27/forsythia-buds/feed/ 0 Mid Winter Thaw http://sweetlocalfarm.com/2010/01/16/mid-winter-thaw/ http://sweetlocalfarm.com/2010/01/16/mid-winter-thaw/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:43:08 +0000 Karen http://sweetlocalfarm.com/?p=538 Continue reading →]]> Today we had a lovely mid winter thaw. It was sunny and 45 degrees. We took the opportunity to get some outside chores done. I took down the Christmas lights and wreath and swept up the front porch. Luke and I cleaned out the goat’s nest in the barnyard. We brought manure to the greenhouse, which was a toasty 75 degrees today.

This is the perfect time of year to force bulbs and forsythia. I planted some bulbs leftover from our wedding favors last fall and put them in the basement of the barn. Today I brought them indoors and watered them. In a few weeks I should have some beautiful blooms. I also picked a vase of forsythia for forcing.

I have two large forsythia bushes so I won’t miss a few branches come spring.
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Each little bud will be a cheery yellow flower:
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I can’t wait for the first signs of spring!
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