It turned out to be a nice day today, but it didn’t start on a particularly bright note. The temperatures got down to 31 again last night (or most likely, this morning). I didn’t mention it yesterday because I thought a post about the weather was rather lame.
But hey, we’re all farmers/gardeners here, right? And as such the weather is an important part of our lives. While my livelihood doesn’t depend on it, a good part of my happiness does, especially April through October.
When a late frost wipes out my cherry crop, or an early one melts the asparagus that is just waking up, I am not happy. Our plums and cherries were hit the last two years, and I was really looking forward to a good crop this year.
It’s too early to tell if the frost affected the cherries or not, and the plum tree died over the winter (replaced with an almond tree!). There was a little damage to some of the lettuce, but nothing fatal, so it maybe wasn’t as bad as it looked.
It’s just that after waiting (or should that be wading) through another soggy April, and then finally getting a few really nice days, I just get a little cranky when things turn cold again. It’s just not fair! (Not that I take it personally you understand. Oh but I do).
The rest of the week will be warm and sunny (or so they say) – really warm in fact. I’ll have to worry about the delicate seeds drying out, and there are a couple new transplants I’ll have to keep an eye on. And despite the temptation of warm days, the nighttime temperatures will still be too cool to warm the soil enough to plant beans or other summer crops.
Well, we do what we can. Thanks for letting me vent, anyway. I feel better now. Tomorrow will be a better day, right?
