It was 36 degrees when I woke up this morning. I don’t think the basil I had outside (yet to be planted out) was too thrilled. Or, probably, my pineapple. I’d been keeping that as a houseplant, but it was getting much too big for my tiny room, so I’m going to give it away. I had thought that, seeing as it was up in the 90′s several times already, that I could put it outside without too much worry. Well, I should have guessed it was going to get chilly. It’s Murphy’s law. Despite the low temperatures this morning, it’s up to 80 now. I tell you, if I really followed the advice on the back of the seed packets and waited to plant things out until “night temperatures remained above 60 degrees” I wouldn’t plant anything out until the middle of August–things would have their perfect weather for about 2.6 weeks.
About Talitha Purdy
In addition to being the primary vegetable and herb grower for Purdyville, Talitha is also chief pickler, canner, and bread baker. She grows flowers in between the vegetable rows and cuts them for arrangements. In her "spare" time she is developing her own sloper and sews many cool presents for her relatives--everything from capes to stuffed animals, and even a teepee! USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 AHS Heat Zone: 3Location: rural; Southern Tier of NYGeographic type: foothills of Appalachian MountainsSoil Type: acid clayExperience level: advanced beginnerParticular interests: herbs, vegetables, cutting garden
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Good luck with you garden. After reading about cold climate gardening I feel lucky to be gardening in zone 6. I am just learning about blogging for a technology course and have been trying to read blogs in my hobby areas as part of the course requirements. Thank you for allowing me to post to your site. Kathy
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