Early planting weekend - May 23-24
May 23 - partly cloudy, no wind, 73 degrees
The last two weekends in May are big ones for gardeners. Things that overwintered (garlic, berries, grapes, etc.) are well up by this point, and annuals like greens and peas are ready to pick.
The swallows are back, and nesting in the barn…everything is bright green. I really love Spring. In the flower garden, the peonies are out this year - waaay early. In fact, almost everything is early this year, by at least 2-3 weeks. This wasn’t good for our cherries, because they bloomed and then we had a frost which killed the flowers.
Potatoes are in…corn is in…beans, carrots, brussels sprouts, kale, chard, beets (golden and chioggia red), parsley, and peppers are all in the garden. Next weekend our plants go in.
