Re: planting out dates?

**K*@aol.com**

That is interesting - we were about two weeks behind because of a long and  
rather cool spring. We didn't hit 60  let alone 70 or 80 in Feb or March so 
 everything waited. A usual spring does the up and down thing, so early 
growth  gets zapped, but this year everything popped at the same time (did a 
real number  on the pollen count) and then spring went on as usual.  Really 
brings to  light the thread from a few weeks back about planting when the 
local flora  indicates things are warm enough.

Kate  Copsey
Garden Writer
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blog:  _www.katesgardenjournal.com  

In a message dated 5/16/2010 4:53:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
szerlag@earthlink.net writes:

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.

_ (http://www.katesgardenblog.com/) 
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