I don't know about in your neck of the woods, but here on the Gulf Coast near Houston, we've been having downright decent spring weather... until a couple of days ago. I was excited, and I have been setting out my overgrown tomato plants from the greenhouse, enjoying watching the growth and the blooms as they've settled nicely into their places in the garden. See? Things were going quite well!
See that pretty, not-so-little plant? It's one of 8 that was already set out by the end of last week! =)
Then, well, then Monday came. This is mid-April, y'all. You know, where we are usually hitting closer to 90 than to 40. Not this week! This week the weather decided to see if it could break some record cold levels. Monday started off quite nice and decently warm. The kids and I enjoyed some morning outside time, soaking up the warmth. We went to lunch with my father-in-law, our usual Monday custom. Going in, all was still well. Coming out was a whole different story. We watched it blow in through the windows. The clouds came in heavy and the trees were hanging on for dear life against that wind. Then we had to go out in it. There was no avoiding it - we had to go home sometime! Yep. It had dropped at least 15 degrees, and kept falling through the afternoon. So much for spring weather! I cringed each time I read or heard a weather report... and then that evening, I had to face the inevitable: It was mid-April, with plants growing great... and I had to cover these good-sized tomato plants against temperatures in the THIRTIES!!! I also had to move about a dozen trays of seedlings into the garage, and a couple of avocado trees in pots into the greenhouse! Here's what things were like for the next couple of days:
Front blanket over 2 plants/cages. The yellow is over one... and that big one at the back? I managed to span FIVE cages with that one!! =)
Ahh... but here's the part I adore about this area: It may have hit 30s again last night, but today we're soaring up into the mid 70s, and 80s by the weekend! The covers will come off shortly, the seedlings will come out of the garage, and all will be well. At least for the foreseeable future.
How are things going in your part of the world? Easter is this weekend, and we're quite excited about it here! I have laughed at the memes going around Facebook, talking about not dying the white eggs, and just putting them out in the snow. Hopefully that's not a valid option for you!
Happy Easter to all!!
How are things going in your part of the world? Easter is this weekend, and we're quite excited about it here! I have laughed at the memes going around Facebook, talking about not dying the white eggs, and just putting them out in the snow. Hopefully that's not a valid option for you!
Happy Easter to all!!
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