Re: [gardeners] almanac weather
Jane Burdekin (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 14:55:52 -0600
Sheesh George, I plant pea seeds out on or just before St. Patricks Day
here in Colorado and that is early. I do have those hardy pansies and a
primrose blooming now. I can't imagine planting out seedlings in Feb.
They would be covered with that "s" word for sure. See I 'm learning.
Jane
>margaret lauterbach wrote:
>
>> Well, George says he and Anne should be planting spring garden, but don't
>> feel like it yet. If the Old Farmers Almanac is right about their weather,
>> they should be planting their spring garden. Feb. is supposed to be 5
>> degrees above average, March only 2 degrees below average, and April 4
>> degrees below average. In southwest Idaho, we're supposed to be cold and
>> not wet enough. I don't foresee any chance for the garden to dry out
>> sufficiently to rototill before St. Patrick's Day, when I start planting
>> the garden. We're going to have to at least start out with no-till
>> methods. That's probably okay, because I have a ton of shredded leaves in
>> the garden I can spread to prevent weed germination. I just hope the
>> ground dries out enough that I can walk on it without compacting it when it
>> is time to plant.
>>
>> Shoot, we didn't even get the corn stalks ground up for mulch last fall. I
>> don't remember whether to blame the start of the pro football season or
>> rain. Sigh. I'd give a lot for some of that 70 degree weather. Our
>> weather is cold nights (in the low to mid 20s), and high 30s and low 40s in
>> the daytime. Not encouraging. Margaret
>
>Our predicted last frost date is February 18th but the old folks in the area
>insist they don't plant until Saint Patrick's Day, March 17th. I planted early
>last year and lost all seedlings to a late frost, will wait until at least
>February 15th this year. But, then, it does feel a lot like spring. The
>narcissus have been blooming for a couple of weeks, one of the Gerbera daisies
>is blooming, the honey bees are roaming around unseasonably, and the mosquitoes
>are ferocious. <VBG>
>
>George