Re: [gardeners] planting time in New England
drusus@golden.net (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 07 Mar 1999 10:49:37 -0500
At 07:59 AM 07-03-99 -0700, you wrote:
>At 10:07 PM 3/6/99 PST, you wrote:
>>Dear list,
>> What? Planting peas near Boston on St. Pattie's Day? (before the
>>traditional pub crawl I am assuming) Both my parents were Yankees and
>>they always told me "never plant before Memorial Day". Anyone else
>>concur? They also used to say, "corn knee high by the 4th of July"...
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>> How about the greater DC area list members? When are you all planning
>>garden plantings to avoid last frosts?
>>
>> Carolyn
>> Zone 7b
>> Bethesda
>If you wait that late, the pea weevils will have a high old time. Margaret
Most things are planted out about Memorial Day but peas is not one of them,
including sweet peas. Lucinda
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