Comments on: The weather gods hate me! http://www.mychicagogarden.com/2008/04/30/the-weather-gods-hate-me/ A little bit of nature in my own backyard Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:35:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Monica http://www.mychicagogarden.com/2008/04/30/the-weather-gods-hate-me/#comment-2100 Monica Wed, 07 May 2008 01:17:22 +0000 http://www.mychicagogarden.com/?p=171#comment-2100 I'm tempting fate! My flowers, zuccs, cukes, and beans are in the ground. Fingers dirty and crossed! I’m tempting fate! My flowers, zuccs, cukes, and beans are in the ground. Fingers dirty and crossed!

]]> By: Mr. McGregor's Daughter http://www.mychicagogarden.com/2008/04/30/the-weather-gods-hate-me/#comment-2095 Mr. McGregor's Daughter Thu, 01 May 2008 17:52:22 +0000 http://www.mychicagogarden.com/?p=171#comment-2095 Sorry about your poor little tomatos. I was also living dangerously, by planting a Dahlia in a large planter b4 the middle of May. When we got the freeze warning, I dug it out & brought it in for the night. I also covered some of my tree peony buds with bubblewrap. Everything was fine the next day, & with no freeze in the forecast, so I put the Dahlia back in the planter. At 9 p.m. I noticed that the temperature was down to 34 degrees - but there was still no freeze warning. I left the Dahlia outside, but stuffed the bubblewrap on that instead. Result - some damaged peony buds. The Dahlia's fine. You should invest in bubblewrap if you want to live dangerously & plant early. Sorry about your poor little tomatos. I was also living dangerously, by planting a Dahlia in a large planter b4 the middle of May. When we got the freeze warning, I dug it out & brought it in for the night. I also covered some of my tree peony buds with bubblewrap. Everything was fine the next day, & with no freeze in the forecast, so I put the Dahlia back in the planter. At 9 p.m. I noticed that the temperature was down to 34 degrees - but there was still no freeze warning. I left the Dahlia outside, but stuffed the bubblewrap on that instead. Result - some damaged peony buds. The Dahlia’s fine. You should invest in bubblewrap if you want to live dangerously & plant early.

]]> By: tyler http://www.mychicagogarden.com/2008/04/30/the-weather-gods-hate-me/#comment-2094 tyler Thu, 01 May 2008 14:22:35 +0000 http://www.mychicagogarden.com/?p=171#comment-2094 I had never heard the mother's day thing. That is probably a safe methodology. I think my generic rule going forward is going to be nothing outside that is a warm weather crop (tomatoes, etc) until May 1. The cool weather stuff (cabbage, etc) are doing just fine. I had never heard the mother’s day thing. That is probably a safe methodology. I think my generic rule going forward is going to be nothing outside that is a warm weather crop (tomatoes, etc) until May 1. The cool weather stuff (cabbage, etc) are doing just fine.

]]> By: Monica http://www.mychicagogarden.com/2008/04/30/the-weather-gods-hate-me/#comment-2093 Monica Thu, 01 May 2008 13:05:55 +0000 http://www.mychicagogarden.com/?p=171#comment-2093 See! You can not plant until Mother's day at the earliest. And even then, I've seen it snow! All of my plants are ready and waiting to go on my sun porch. It's not heated, so I don't really worry too much about tempering the plants to the cold. Now I have nine new babies all sitting pretty in a row. They will be joined by others after this weekends Oak Park Conservitory sale. Plus, did I tell you that we're remodeling the kitchen and the debris from that is all over my back yard? Just try to think happy plant thoughts for another week at least. See! You can not plant until Mother’s day at the earliest. And even then, I’ve seen it snow!

All of my plants are ready and waiting to go on my sun porch. It’s not heated, so I don’t really worry too much about tempering the plants to the cold. Now I have nine new babies all sitting pretty in a row. They will be joined by others after this weekends Oak Park Conservitory sale.

Plus, did I tell you that we’re remodeling the kitchen and the debris from that is all over my back yard?

Just try to think happy plant thoughts for another week at least.

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