Winter makes no promises in the Adirondack mountains. One day snowy and glistening, the next day a melting torrent of river ice, it comes and goes as it pleases. Just as a 16” snowfall in the middle of February does not signal perfect ski conditions for the rest of the season, neither does a 60 degree day in March signal the end of its wintry grip. Most of us who live here year round accept this reality and some of us do so with less complaining than others. But while even the most die hard winter enthusiasts amongst us begin to anticipate these first signs of spring with eagerness, we know that we might still have to wait a bit for the buds to swell, the white to diminish and the green to take its place.
One thing we can count on at the end of March is that the greenhouses at East Branch Organics will be warm and quickly filling with colorful plants for your spring gardens. It happens so quickly. One day we are repairing benches and taking inventory of supplies and within weeks, we are nursing along baby plants in their most tender stage of life in our comfortable greenhouses, while winter may or may not continue to rage on outside. So take heart and know that whenever winter does decide to release her grip on our landscape, we will have an abundant supply of healthy plants to accompany spring’s return.