Mother Nature can be a bit of a bitch sometimes.
I very nearly planted all my fragile tomato seedlings yesterday after I got a surge of gardening gusto.
It seems that only by sheer dumb luck (and aching muscles after hauling that damn triple mix) I managed to avoid setting them out into what turned out to be a frost warning this morning. I did plant a shitload of lettuce mix, beets and shallots though, and am hoping they were covered enough to not be affected by this.
It’s just so frustrating! We’re nearly halfway through the month of May, and we’re still having frost warnings? What is that all about??? The growing season here is short enough without having to worry about stuff that’s already been put out being killed by coldness Mid-May.
I had planned to get flats of strawberries this weekend from Urban Harvest, but now I’m not so sure. I can’t afford to waste money on something that might not last more than a few days in our topsy turvy weather system. I think it essentially encapsulates the one thing I hate about gardening; I can do everything else perfectly, grow the best plant from seed, nurture it like crazy, etc, but it doesn’t matter one fig because I can’t control the weather.
It’s equal parts humbling and infuriating all at the same time.
Until next time…
Tags: Gardening, rantings, Urban Harvest
