A Late Spring Frost

written by Yvonne

The snow, snap, and cow peas are all coming up (foreground).

This weekend I planted three kinds of beans and some crowder peas.

We're going to try this patch next to the house again for melons. No mystery melons that turn out to be squash, but actual melons. I planted four varieties and we'll see what happens. This area gets plenty of sun so that won't be an issue. The soil, however, is pretty dense so if things don't grow here we're going to have to work the soil more.

All the white flowers shown here will turn to blueberries. Wow! Now, if we can get to them before the birds do, we'll be in business.

The blackberries have come back as well.

To show just how fast the berries are growing, the first picture shown below is from last weekend. The next one down is one week later. If they produce as many berries as leaves, man we're gonna be happy campers!

The NC Extension service listed the last frost date as April 15. Guess they know what they're talking about because although it's been in the high 70s for about a week, all of a sudden we had a frost last night with another one tonight! Tom covered the peas, spinach, and lettuce before going to bed so hopefully they'll all survive these next two cold nights.