Winter Crops Are Doing Well !

Saturday, April 14 - Before going outside to water my vegetables, I thought I would provide an update on how my winter or cool crops are doing.

Peas, lettuce, spinach, kale and broccoli are doing well. The first planting of peas are about 2 inches out of the ground and are beginning to latch on to the string supports. The second planting is not too far behind and in fact, are beginning to touch their supports.

Again, the warm weather here in our area is most welcome with temperatures today predicted to be in the mid 70's and tomorrow, high 70's and Monday the chance to be in the high 80's. Spring fever has definitely hit our area and in fact, many people are beginning to talk about trips to the shore.

However the bad news is again the lack of rain. The local news stated last night we are 5.53 " below normal for this time of year. We may receive a shower this evening and the possibility of a thunderstorm tomorrow morning, however with the dryness of our soil, this may not help as it just may run off our ground, not able to penetrate the roots of our flowers and vegetables. The good news - this would help reduce the red flag alerts in our area which is so needed so badly.

In our area we are enjoying the last few days of our spring blossoms on spring trees. As you can see by this dogwood tree in my backyard, the bright colors are welcomed this time of year.