When I was looking up something about Mother's Day, I read in the Farmers Almanac about the "Mother's Day Rule."  It says to wait until after Mother's Day to plant.  Seems reasonable for warm weather crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, and squash.  But our cool weather crops have been in the ground for over a month, and loving the cool weather.  

 

Warm weather crops don't like nighttime temperatures below 40, so we wait on these. 

 

We also keep an eye on the blackberries.  Often when the blackberries bloom, we get one last frost, affectionately referred to as "Blackberry Winter."  

 

OK, Mother's Day is past, the blackberries are looking gorgeous, and no freezing weather in the forecast.  I guess we can get busy now, since the danger of frost has passed.  

 

I love this time of year;  it is so exciting!

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!