Happy Mud Month...

February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days. The month has 29 days in leap years, when the year number is divisible by four (except for years that are divisible by 100 and not by 400 in the Gregorian calendar). In common years the month has 28 days. (God, ya gotta love math!)

I had to slip it in!

Mickey, Newman and Sweet Pea

(No, I don't iron slipcovers...are you nutty?)

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Historical names for February include the Anglo-Saxon term Solmonath (mud month).

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HAPPY MUD MONTH!!!

Additionally:

1. If you plan to sow your plants from seed, and your target date for outdoor planting is May, you'll need to start some varieties in February.

2. Take advantage of February's occasional warm spring-like day to prune late-summer blooming trees and shrubs. (Keep your grubby little hands off the ones that are about to bloom, prune them later!)

3. Fix fences. Clean pots. Organize your shed. Hire someone to do the housework so you won't have to.

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Special thanks to Mary Engelbreit's Gardener's Journal for the tips!

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This was supposed to be at the Wild Onion. I screwed up!

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XO to all ;)