Thinking about planting? Read this first!

 Did you know that the last date of possible frost here is generally considered May 30? In fact, there’s a good chance we could still get a bit of snow in the next few weeks, so hold off planting tender annuals until the end of next month. Tomatoes and peppers, basil, impatiens, petunias and other temperature-sensitive annuals don’t grow much in cool weather anyway, and they will die if temps drop below 32F.

For now, focus on hearty crops such as broccoli, cabbage and kale, greens, beets, and peas. They laugh at snow. It only makes them sweeter!

If you have deer grazing in your neighborhood this spring, you may have noticed that they love the taste of tulips and don’t touch daffodils.  Adding plants that they don’t find attractive seems easier than trying to keep them away from their favorites such as coneflowers, roses, azaleas and ….oh my…the list keeps getting longer! What have you found that deer don’t eat?