[greeneyes]

I remember reading that, but don’t remember why.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Chick grit seems to keep the soil dry around the stem of the baby plant. Just a small amount is all you need. A package will last a couple of years,
Get the “fine” grit.

All babies are out from the lake front starter beach house/sun room.

Bird netting draped over pvc pipe around our gardens. Works 100 percent.
Critters just don't like the feel of the netting.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

weatherbell.com Joe Bastardi, Saturady summary
more snow in Colorado rockies is moving/ ambleing to NE ,
snow in high grounds all the way from Backley West Virginia to -Bradford, Pa.
MAJOR STORM ALONG THE EAST COAST , WILL PROVIDE SNOW AND RAIN ; PATERN TO SOON CHANGE to summer patern of troughs, stabilizing temperature variables.
out to 9 day interval , another snow for Denver, and Texas rains will lead to flooding like in 2007
weather , out day 8-15 warming in NE, this pattern is not conducive to tornadic activity ( for month of may).

IN GENERAL : hotter than normal summer this year thru out the US due to weather troughs,
La nina is coming as it normally follows El Nino ,and oceans waters will be cooler, will result in cooler air temps,
since ocean water can retain heat/cold about 1000 times more than air .