Just when I think spring is finally here, just when the tulips are blooming, just when the hostas begin to unfurl their leaves, winter comes rushing back. The icy Arctic cold dropped from the north last night, but I was prepared. Old sheets, overturned buckets, flowerpots and boxes protected the tender plants from the frost. However, the icy blasts are keeping me from planting my garden. The summer vegetables all like to be planted after the last frost. Usually, that has passed, but this year is not usual! One more night of frost is predicted.
This weekend I will live daringly and plant my summer vegetables. Those packets of cucumber and bean seeds are begging to be opened and planted. I count ahead to the days when then should be mature hoping that the soil is warm enough to allow them to sprout and grow. There is a delicate time between the last frost and the heat of summer that allows the seeds to sprout and grow strong. The temperature must be right, the moon needs to be in the right phase, the zodiac needs to be in the right sign. Oh well, I will just plant and hope that at least some of the requirements will be enough to ensure healthy plants and crops.
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