Six More Weeks Of Whaaaat?

I live in Maryland, and this year our winter has been unusually warm.  So much so that all of my Daffodil and Hyacinth bulbs began popping out of the ground in mid-January!  I knew that there would be another cold snap and likely snowfall between now and the end of March, and it pained me to see my hard work of planting those bulbs go to waste (not to mention the poor plants!).

Here's what I did to make Spring come six weeks early - despite what the Groundhog says!

Out to the yard I went with my little shovel and dug up all the blooming bulbs.

I also grabbed the pots of dirt that were left over from my Christmas Poinsettias.

I grabbed a couple of yard sale baskets, put some decorative rags on the handles and lined the bottoms with some newspaper.

Next, I lined the baskets with a garbage bag and added a layer of soil from the leftover Poinsettia pots.

Then, I added the bulbs, a little more soil, and topped it off with craft moss from the Dollar Tree.

I had a few leftover bulbs that didn't fit in my baskets, so I planted them in some Mason Jars filled with gravel.

They grew...

...and grew...

...and they're still growing!

No Breakdown for this post, but I think it's frugal to take care of the things you have spent time and money on.  Preserve and maintain what you already have and you might even get a lovely reward!

 
Ahhhh - there's nothing like the smell of spring in your home when it's February!

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