Re: planting out dates?

**K* P* <k*@gmail.com>**

We don't plant our tomatoes out until the first week of June is over. We've
had frost after Memorial Day weekend too many years. Yes, the winters have
been milder, but the last frost date shows no sign of retreating here.

Kathy Purdy
from perhaps the coldest spot in Broome County, NY
where I suspect the soil is teeming with microbes, but haven't gotten out my
microscope to check

On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Nancy Szerlag <szerlag@earthlink.net>wrote:

> The traditional planting date for tender plants is also Memorial Day
> in Lapeer County in Michigan, some 50 miles north of Detroit. May 15th
> is the date in Metro Detroit. This year we have had a warm
> April( popped up into the 80's one day) and trees and shrubs are about
> 2 weeks ahead of schedule. However, until this week we have been
> dropping into the 30's and 40's at night and I have some frost damage
> on tree and shrub leaves close to the house that are in micro
> climates.  Great year for daffs, lousy year for tulips.
>
> Nancy Szerlag.
>
> By the way Jeff, my soil is also teaming with microbes:-)
> On May 16, 2010, at 3:52 PM, Jeff Lowenfels wrote:
>
> > Just curious. The traditional planting date for going outdoors in
> > Anchorage is Memorial Day weekend…this year a week later than
> > normal. Any other folks have such late planting out dates?
> >
> > Teaming With Microbes,
> >
> > Jeff L
> >
> >
> >
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