The day we have all been waiting for….
Today is officially the day after the final frost date. According to Meg, the final frost date is April 28th. Before then, the unplanted trees in pots live in the greenhouse. They are crowded and too tall.
Now is the time where all of the potted trees get to go out to the world because we aren’t worried about them anymore. Most of them will be planted this summer 
But we all know how that goes.
This week is also the first week that we have begun eating all of our salads from the greenhouse. Which means that Marisa doesn’t buy lettuce anymore (I’ll admit, she’s been buying lettuce for me because I have a thing about salads with no lettuce.)
AND Kate (you know about Kate) told me a cool story today… on March 15th she planted faithfully planted fava beans. It was a bit late in the season, but she thought she’d try. Much to her dismay, a month past and the bed remained empty. Just as she was about to lose all hope for the poor little beans planted too late, this weekend, the bed exploded… She’s pretty happy about that.
But if it frosts… which it kind of did this morning… look out.
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oooh boyo, you may be pushing the last frost date folk! Last night it frosted hard in Cow bay, tonight is half clear, we are thinking that we are 2-3 weeks later than normal and the frost tender plants are still being coddled. your Broad Beans should be fine, but please don’t push the limits this spring ’cause yer tender babies will be wilting. Baby, it’s cold outside!
ojeez. I’m afraid to show this comment to the garden team…
I had the same experience with my favas. I planted them into my new sheet mulches as a ground cover in mid-March, and I’d nearly given up on them when they punched through and started reaching for the sky. They’re now a few inches tall, and they look like they’re starting to consider blooming.
And this is precisely why I love blogging – the sharing of miracles!