Redbud winter coverup
I looked back through
the blog and found that I seldom mentioned Redbud Winter in the past.
I'm not sure whether that's because I was planting at a more reasonable
time back in Virginia or whether we just tended to get cold spells a
week or so later (at which point it becomes Dogwood Winter).
Whether this is the new Ohio
normal or just a fluke, though, we had lots to cover up before the
current cold spell hit. Broccoli and peas and lettuce of various ages.
Newly transplanted parsley and thyme. And the first few strawberry
flowers just beginning to bloom. Here's hoping it doesn't get cold
enough to nip the flowers through the row cover!
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Collective Ohio has been getting wetter & warmer - though for about a decade as mid-March passed what should be a steady Spring/warmer weather has been oscillating wildly. In short as now Winter can hang on much longer. Then don't be shocked if you quickly move from Heat to need AC. Ohio has never had good weather but it has gotten worse. Monsoon springs/hot humid summers/ then some real dip cold winters with heavy, long heavy overcast skies. A check finds Cincinnati gets more rain than London England and Seattle Washington. In the course of a year you'll find one true good day out of seven.
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