Day 69 - March 24
Listening to: Cut the Cake
Thought for the day: Why are they called red buds when they are purple? Are they embarrassed to be purple (little inside humor poking fun at a friend)?

Spring: a time for roller-coaster temperatures, various named Spring Winters, and cultivating lawn onions. Tonight we are expecting frost. I’m not sure which Spring Winter we are currently experiencing, but it might be the one that kills off the red buds (featured in my photo). Why is there no lawn onion winter?

I did a little research to find the Spring Winters. They are supposedly the byproduct of Appalachian lore. Each winter corresponds with the budding of the named plant. Ladies and Gents here are your Spring Winters

Blackberry winter (this one actually helps the blackberry plant)

Locust winter

Redbud winter

Dogwood winter

For more info:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2410/#discuss