Natural Signs for Planting Times
Dear Garden Lovers,
I heard that some people use the sprouting or flowering time of local
plants as a "marker" for when various garden veggies should be planted. Let
me dream up some hypothetical examples here:
the first crocuses come up = pea-planting time
maple trees leaf-out = time to transplant cabbages and other brassicas
full flowering of lilacs and apple blossoms = corn-planting time
These are not necessarily accurate, they're just top-of-my-head
illustrations. :-)
Here's my question: do any of you want to share some Natural Signs you use
to determine proper planting times?
Are there any books or magazine articles on this that you could recommend?
Getting antsy reading my seed catalogs,
Julianne
Upper East Tennessee
Zone 6/7
