Got this in my weekly email from The Old Farmers Almanac;
Here are some planting tips according to the signs of nature. The method is called phenology, derived from the Greek word “phaino,” which means “to show” or “to appear.”
• Plant peas , beets, and lettuce
when the first leaves appear on the lilac bush.
• Plant corn, beans, and squash
when the lilac blooms.
• Plant corn when oak leaves are the size of a mouse’s ear or elm leaves are the size of a squirrel’s ear.
• Plant cabbage when the dogwood is in full bloom or when apple blossoms bud.
• Set out tomato transplants when the first ladybugs appear.
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Well the idea of the tomato plants just won't work here. True ladybugs showed up a week ago and we still have a long ways to go here before the last average day for a frost goes.
Here are some planting tips according to the signs of nature. The method is called phenology, derived from the Greek word “phaino,” which means “to show” or “to appear.”
• Plant peas , beets, and lettuce
when the first leaves appear on the lilac bush.
• Plant corn, beans, and squash
when the lilac blooms.
• Plant corn when oak leaves are the size of a mouse’s ear or elm leaves are the size of a squirrel’s ear.
• Plant cabbage when the dogwood is in full bloom or when apple blossoms bud.
• Set out tomato transplants when the first ladybugs appear.
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Well the idea of the tomato plants just won't work here. True ladybugs showed up a week ago and we still have a long ways to go here before the last average day for a frost goes.
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