So the last two weeks of Feb were beautiful and I figured I’d get an early start on the peas and get them in the ground ASAP.
And just like last year, I started the seeds and within a couple days, the weather changed and we’ve been getting bombed with snow since then.
Got a nor’eater and now lake effect and the temps tanked to jan levels.
We’re not supposed to see the sun or temps above 40 for another week yet.
GRRRRR....... It’s so frustrating....
But I did get up to a friend’s farm and got a start on manuring the small section of garden and mixing it in well. Soon as the snow melts and we see the ground again, they peas are going in.
The rest of it will have to wait.
We sometimes have snow up until April 15. So I always keep some row cover handy. Another nice thing is that we have an outdoor electric receptacle, and I have a stash of 100 watt incandescent bulbs.
So I can rig a shop light under the cover and get through a few bad nights that way, but It’s a lot of trouble, so I don’t usually do it.
If we were trying to depend 100% on what we grow, I put in the effort and do much more than that. LOL
So I just received a private message that I am going to pass along:
I hate to be the bearer of bad news,..but ...
Joe Bastardi says the Northeast can expect snow right up to Easter, all the way thru the middle Atlantic States.
That was todays ‘daily summary’.
Then, summer he says is going to be hot and dry, with most serious heat and drought in Texas (following his historical alogorhythems patterns of the past)
Just saying...
Please don’t throw stones at the messenger..
Thanking the messenger - without identifying.