yes we have them in eastern Montana. I have seen several cases of anaphylatic shock that probably were recluse bites. Complete shutdown of respiratory systems, vascular collapse, and hemolysis of red blood cells. I can't say that I have ever confirmed it and never have seen the bite location.
Signs of Spring
For that reason alone I truly hope we don't have a repeat of last winter . I had just received an email showing how horrible the reaction to their bite can be (I'll take a low zone just to keep them away).
I'm betting that echoes, innanda, PerennialGirl, etc. are praying then that your region doesn't get any more rain. ;)
Found in the garden today................
This little Pulmonaria Sissinghurst White - a little piece moved here last fall.
A couple of Hepaticas planted last spring are putting out some blooms
And another Hepatica barely above ground but ready to burst out!
fancyvan, just stop it. Just because you have chinooks. I do have some crocuses though.
Soferdig, that 'good soil' is often called gumbo. Sticky as **** and gets rock hard in the summer heat. Needs mega amending. We tend to dig in leaves and grassclippings annually to break it up. (At least some of us do).
Inanda green with jealousy re Albertas warm temps.
it's so nice to see that Spring is finally making her way across the nation. Todd, hopefully you'll catch up fast. And I hope your folks in Manitoba get your tootsies dry.
inanda; nothing to do with Chinooks! just what is planted and where it is! And although I like Chinooks for myself I dont like them for my garden because they tend to melt whatever snow cover we have .I'm anxious to start cleaning off the perennial beds but will try to wait a couple more weeks - we are bound to have another snow storm!
Rain and 7 C again today...the ponds around St. John's are half melted at least. My front yard is now snow-free and the 5 foot drifts in the back are down to about 2 feet. I can almost taste spring. Double snowdrops, Crocus tomassinianus, C. chrysanthus, C. etruscus and Erica carnea are open in the melted areas. Viburnum X bodnantense is showing colour in the buds. Kabschia saxifrages showing buds. Thank goodness!
I know all about gumbo. I work often in great falls and in the wet every step you take you get 2" taller. I once went into the Missouri Breaks and it was dry for a week before. I was able to drive over 50 miles into that wilderness before I stopped at the bottom of a two track and fell asleep. When the rain started up that night I had to take my sleeping bag and crawl into the truck cab to finish the night. Well as you well know it was 5 days before I could get out of the river bottom. Yes I had to shoot rabbitts and one rattler to have food so I didn't have any diabetic trouble. It was scarry. I hate gumbo and would never live in it. Though I thought it would be interesting to see girls wrestle in it. Hee Hee.
started the pond up today, uncovered the strawberry patch, and praise be two of my lavender finally survived a winter
two months later than the east ;) and almost a month after Alberta my Fern Leaf Peony 'Rubra Flora Plena' Paeonia tenuifolia is now showing about 2 inches of growth!!! LOL
echoes
Apr 19, 2006
Well, I'm about the same as you and mine were covered with a couple of feet of snow. The one I moved last fall is just a little red nub showing.
Luckily DH dumped his last mowing of leaves on it's spot. When I went looking for it last time I had to do a bit of uncovering to find it. Other areas of my yard that weren't covered don't look as promising. :(