Another Rain Soaked Summer

We have been riddled with increasing rainfall here near Cooperstown, NY.  The tomatoes are green and ready to ripen.  Now is the time they need summer sun to become sweet and juicy - like any fruit.

Signs of early and late blight continue to sneak up on the plants each year - without sun - the disease progresses and kills the plant.

We plant lots of tomato plants but Mother nature is not cooperating!  Next year we'll just grow crops that do well in wet conditions - the kale and swiss chard looks great...

First Day of Spring 2014

Such a cold hard winter - and now we are seeing some signs of Spring - like icy to melted snow - and partly muddy - which will go on for another month.

Here is the forecast on the last frost  - Yea!
and first frost - Ugh - who wants to think about that?

Climate Station	Last Spring Frost (50% Probability)	First Fall Frost (50% Probability)	Growing Season
ZONE 4 climate station	May 20	September 24	126

with only 126 days of a growing season - for sensitive plants - we need to be on top of planting as soon as it becomes safe.  I usually wait until May 31 to put in tomato plants outdoors - but I may try a week early this year.   I'll check in with my greenhouse guru and see what he says first!

The list of plants to be grown by the greenhouse and transplanted by me includes: