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What is new for this next spring?  One new plant I just ordered.  Plus how about ZZZZZZZZ's?

12/29/2020

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       ​      The snow has started for us here in Dougherty at noon.  5-8 inches with wind blowing so see what happens.  Stay safe all.  I am working on spring order of plants.  I had too much to do with family and church before Christmas so got a couple of orders in then and will work till I get them finished now.  Always takes lots of time as I look up the new varieties that the growers are growing.  What should we have?  What colors?  How much?  And when to get them?  So, this is one of the new varieties I have ordered.  In the celosia family as a new cockscomb variety.  Heat tolerant, good for sunny locations.  Flowers with a compact and uniform habit, attractive large flower heads in bright colors.  I just loved the blooms, and it will be fun to see how it grows.  Great container plant.  New this season.  Which is fun to have here.  I told you spring is coming.  I am not ready to start planting but need to get the plants ordered.           
From the Old Farmer’s Almanac for Kids,
Catching some ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Every living creature needs to sleep.  Scientists think that sleep helps an animal’s body recover from all the work it did when it was awake.  Some animals sleep at night, while others sleep during the day.  Animals that aren’t concerned with being hunted lions for instance can sleep any time they want.  Rabbits on the other hand have to watch out for danger all the time so they take many short naps.  The most expert napper of all is the ostrich.  Ostriches never sleep for more than 5 minutes at a time!
Dozy dolphins the dolphins brain is divided into two halves, just like a human brain, but dolphins do something humans can’t do.  They put one side of the brain to sleep while the other stays awake.  Then the other side takes a nap while the first side stays alert. 
Who sleeps the most?
Animal               sleep time per day
Bat                         20 hours
Python                 18 hours
Tiger                      16 hours
Squirrel                 15 hours
Ferret                   14 hours
Hamster               14 hours
Cat                         12 hours
Dog                        10 hours
Pig                          8 hours
Cow                       4 hours
Horse                    3 hours
Taken from The Old Farmer’s almanac for kids
How was your sleep last night?  Hope it was not like a bat 20 hours.  Stay safe….till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty, Iowa 50433  641-794-3337  cell 641-903-9365   
 
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    Hi! My name is Becky and I am a Master Gardener. I own Becky's Greenhouse in Dougherty, Iowa.

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