Zone hardiness, that is. And what a difference that makes when looking at my outdoor planting. We've had a wonderful stretch of low- to mid-70s highs lately, with nighttime lows in the mid-40s. But as a story in my paper this morning pointed out, New Jersey is not yet past the threat of hard frost, and most parts of the state shouldn't put out annuals until mid-May. MID-MAY! That's when my flower beds in Texas would be going gangbusters, before the horrific heat of summer sets in and fries everything (we would give up by August - the week vacation to escape the heat also resulted in a week of no watering, meaning everything would be brown upon return).
It's going to be really hard this weekend when we move everything back into the garage and I'll be able to access all my pots lining the deck again. They looked so beautiful last year, so I just need to be patient before going and snapping up all my plants to replace them this year. May be easier to wait after tomorrow - our high temp today is supposed to be 73, but tomorrow is only 56. Not back into the 60s until next week. But at least I'll still have pretty flowers well into August. Sigh.
1 comment:
Everything is already so colorful here and I have a squash on my squash plants.
Post a Comment