The calendar says mid May, but the weather feels more like mid June! The soil is warm and the night time temperatures are safe for putting those transplants in the ground.
Many gardeners are surprised to learn that plants can actually get sunburned. If you have grown your plants indoors or purchased them from a greenhouse, be sure to harden off your plants before putting them in the ground.
This means putting them outside in a shaded area the first day and then adding an hour of sun each day for the next 3-4 days. You don’t need to do this if you purchase plants that are already sitting outside or if it’s going to be cloudy for a couple of days after you plant.
Symptoms of sunburn injury include white, bleached out patches on the leaves. These patches will turn brown and then the leaves will crumble off just the same as if they were frost damaged.
So many people were looking for asparagus plants at the farmers’ market last Saturday that I ran out! Good news is that I will have about 50 more plants ready to go this Saturday, 5/22.
Also available this Saturday:
perennials
heirloom tomato and pepper plants
herbs
heirloom cucumber, melon and squash plants
strawberry plants
Good news if you can’t make it to the market on Saturdays and want heirloom plants–Peterson’s will be stocking some of my plants in their greenhouse 
