From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   Dan Purgert wrote:   
   > On 2023-05-05, songbird wrote:   
   >>   at last.   
   >>   
   >>   peas i'm not worried about some cold giving them problems.   
   >> the beans i just planted have done ok the past few years   
   >> planted two weeks earlier than now, but this has been a   
   >> cold spell enough that i held off.   
   >   
   > Yeah, the chill is a bit odd.  It is "just the beginning of May" and   
   > all, but the mild/hard frosts we got out of nowhere were a bit   
   > concerning (I mean, okay, yes I am playing the odds, since technically   
   > my 90% last frost date is, well, this coming Monday).   
   >   
   > It's interesting digging into the USDA maps, less than 10 minutes north   
   > or west, and I'd be out in 6a, but there's like a valley here of 5b,   
   > with a little touch of 5a right in the middle, as you head east (again,   
   > probably about 15 minutes).   
      
     i'm in a local low spot where frosts and fogs can settle   
   out so i do not go by the weather forecast (because it is   
   often wrong) especially for frost or fog warnings.   
      
     it sounds like we have nearly the same kind of climate   
   because we're often on the edge of things here too for   
   the weather/temperatures.   
      
     when it comes down to rains/precipitation i can also   
   rarely count on the forecasts to be right.  instead i   
   have to watch the radar to see what might be coming   
   and then go from there.  because of the large valley   
   here it can happen quite often that smaller storms   
   coming at us will peter out once they hit the valley.   
   i remember one summer dry spell i counted a few   
   dozen small storms that faded out or split to go   
   around us (and then i stopped looking at the weather   
   because it was so depressing).   
      
      
   >>   we'll see if i can manage to get these beans to survive   
   >> and give me an early crop.   
   >   
   > Just had to replant mine (they're in containers though).  2/3 never   
   > sprouted, and the one that did got murdered by inquiring fingers (or pet   
   > noses).    Hopefully this batch planted the 24th(ish) fares better :).   
   >   
   >   
   > Sowed a few carrots at the same time in some extra pots, which thanks to   
   > being inside are now beating out the ones sown in the actual garden   
   > beds!   
      
     i hope they'll grow!   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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