What Coldest May in 50's Years Means for Food Production, Garden Set Backs & Going With the Flow!

[@SEReid-rz5bm]

This video is making me feel less alone!! Thank you! We're a bit further west from you but feeling the same. I'm going to be grateful for every morsel we get this year from the garden. 🌿

[@ginlyn39]

This is crazy! I'm in East Texas and we are having the hottest May I've ever seen. My young plants aren't doing well because of the heat. I actually wish I had planted earlier!

[@GubbaHomestead]

I love this! There are so many challenges with gardening, many outside of what we can control. I can't believe how cold it's been here again which feels like it's going to be a struggle for my first time gardening.

[@MelissaKNorris]

So true! That is why we need to stick together!

[@ValerieHarristhefoodiemedic]

I’m with you about the bees. Great blooms, hardly anything flying. ☹️ The bloody grass is growing like crazy though.

[@amystiles3284]

I live in w. Washington too. We have only planted potatoes and onions so far. We finally decided to buy a small green house to help our season. New to your channel and really appreciate your information. 🤗

[@christyfinley9099]

Me too. I think the tomatoes from the green house may be our only hope for a decent crop if it doesn’t warm up here soon.

[@MelissaKNorris]

welcome!

[@pnwfarmdog4090]

I was ready to plant a month ago like usual and have had to wait. But I’ve got my potatoes and I planted peas, and all of that is coming up now. Just planted beans and cabbage so we will see how they do. I’m hoping that this cool spring means a cooler summer. At least cooler than the last two summers for sure. My cherry trees are loaded, I don’t think I’ve seen it this full in seven years of having cherry trees.

[@richardhawkins2248]

We live in Mississippi moved down here in 79. I can usually plant my garden in Feb or at the latest March. This year it is just starting to warm up enough to grow.

[@maren807]

New subscriber! I also live in the PNW (Oregon though) . It is a comfort to see that I'm not alone with the garden delay issue. I have all my veggie starts waiting in my green house. A few have died off but most are hanging in there.

[@tanarehbein7768]

My garage is full of plant starts getting pot bound. I open the garage door every day when the temp hits 40F and close it at night. Just now starting to plant a few things (May 16).

[@southtexasprepper6605]

Quite a difference to our weather here in South Texas, we've been having Temps in the 100s and high 90s. Very informative video, thank you for showing us how much difference Temps make on some crops.

[@tbbart6463]

In WI we were 86 degrees yesterday and it's supposed to be in the 90's tomorrow. I'm in zone 4b for reference. I feel ripped off since there was NO spring this year.

[@jaynebirkholz1596]

@@tbbart6463 Amen! We are in eastern WI. This has been a CRAZY year!

[@mclark3119]

My son moved to the Seattle area last year and loves the weather there now. Not like the 90 deg, high humidity, and constant 30 mph winds here in Oklahoma. I I get so much know how from you and your channel.

[@brockstar1311]

Lol I moved from the soggy cess pool to Oklahoma last year. I will say even though the weather in Seattle is depressing and miserable 9 months of the year atleast it's predictable.

[@MK-ti2oo]

I feel for you. Last year we had snow on memorial day. This year we've had 60-75°days since March but we'd still get the 25-35°nights. Last week we hit 82°and then the last 3 days it's been 40/28 with hail, sleet and snow. We'll be near 80 again though in a few days and nights finally nearing 50° so I might get plants in a little early for us here in the high Sierra.

[@rachaelshaman]

Thank you for this video! We're a few hours south of you but I've been struggling with feeling behind in the garden due to weather. I just have to keep reminding myself to be patient.

[@nickbushta282]

Thanks, again, for a wonderful presentation today! You are a blessing to us all! Oh, the challenges of gardening are endless!! I must have a ga-zillion moles, voles, and gophers :/ .... Since this is only my second year at in-ground gardening, I am prepared to keep my chin up and persevere. Last year I had 16 honeybear acorn squash and sugar baby watermelon plants decimated by powdery mildew, so I learned about neem oil treatment. (I am keeping my lettuce and greens INSIDE in a sunny window :) !!) Hopefully, this year's learning curve will be more merciful ~ LOL

[@konanicole]

So much to learn! My first vegetable garden was also a tragedy: beets that never got bulbs, radishes that never came up, zucchini that were hard as rocks and kale that was devoured by some bug :( Also determined to learn and do better this time!

[@RH-tg5pe]

I’m close by in Snohomish and the greenhouse is jam packed with starts that normally would be already growing well in the warm garden. But it’s been just cold and still having fires in the wood stove at night.

[@marthaswensen8202]

I started all my seeds in the first part of February outside in Dollar Tree large aluminum roasting pans that came with clear plastic covers. Planted them in ground the last week of March. In April it froze for two nights and all my zucchini and squash burnt except for one or two leaves, five of my sixty tomato plants burnt as well. I decided to leave them be and they came back to life. I’ve been eating zucchini and squash for weeks now and my tomatoes are about 3 feet tall and have flowers. I live in the central eastern part of California near the foothills, I’m so glad I let my plant recover on there own.

[@albertafarmer8638]

Gardens will be ransacked because soon a loaf of bread will cost a days wages, see Revelation 6:6. We are living in the END times, the 7year Tribulation with the Antichrist is right around the corner, that's GOD'S judgement upon all unbelievers! But there is hope - get saved and be rapture ready: accept JESUS CHRIST as your Lord and Savior today!!! Please study biblical end times prophecy; listen to Dr. Ron Rhodes on end times chronology. Blessings from AB

[@emilydebary4738]

This makes me even more thankful that I live in Florida! I've got plenty of other things to battle here, but at least i don't have to deal with cold weather in May! We had a pretty hard frost in Feb that killed our tomatoes and pineapples in spite of being covered, and some things took longer to get going because of the cool weather in March, but we're already in summer mode here and harvesting! My plants and I can't do cold lol.

[@DonnaMM6361]

I am so excited to find your channel! We are in western Washington just north of Seattle in 7b. Most of the good gardening and homesteading channels are in the Midwest. My questions are about slugs, wireworms and a source for clean straw and manure without seeds. We bought a few yards of compost from a farmer in Snohomish Valley a few years ago, and imported wireworms with it. It is devastating. Now, I am going to attempt bringing the yard and raised beds back into production.

[@karengrice2303]

I sympathize with you. I live on the Olympic Peninsula. I still have most of my plants under my grow light because it is too cold. They are getting so big so I hope we see higher temps soon!

[@bassmanjr100]

We finally got nice and toasty warm here in TN. Spring has been pretty cool but nice so far. BTW your area is BEAUTIFUL but the rain and cloudy days for half of the year would make me crazy. 😀

[@Sandy-qw9rd]

Yes a really slow spring for sure. We had sleet when the asian pear bloomed, the hail hit three times in one day, big as peas punching holes in the tender leaves. Hoping the apple blossoms make it .. Our fruit tree crop is challenged. Garlic and onions are good for us over here in Olympia. Funny the clover loves this weather and the teenage chicks love snacking on the clover.Patience is a virtue in the garden.

[@gratituderanch9406]

My greens like spinach are the biggest I’ve ever grown them and my potatoes are going gangbusters! I’m up in Marysville. And we only heat with wood and I’m kind of tired of building fires… I miss our warmer weather, but our greens are doing fantastic! 😂

[@katrinalikethehurricane1]

We've been in the 50's (high) here in NE NC the past few days! Had to actually turn the heat on at night to get the chill out of the air🥶

[@beccamaskery1319]

Same but west and its no better, I've had to grab an extra blanket on the bed at night My plants are thinking wtf?!

[@MsAmy-hy5ds]

Same here in Wake county AND last week we had to run the ac!!

[@phyllismccall6014]

It is!! I live on Vancouver Island. I can’t believe the temperatures!

[@shawnueda8909]

I own and run a market garden (small family farm) for a living. Look on the bright side, your spinach will taste sweeter and so will your carrots. Yes things take longer and much longer the cooler it gets but the upside is that the veggies will have much better taste. Lettuce will be very mild and succulent, almost sweet.

[@tanarehbein7768]

This is encouraging! Now can you fix my bunny problem?

[@tonileigh8660]

We were cold the first week of May here in Michigan too. This week we're in the 80s. Next 2 weeks in the 60s and 70s. I put quite a bit out yesterday and today.

[@richmonk508]

Northern Idaho here. We have been getting rain nearly every other day for the past month+.

[@GerberDaisy72]

I live in the east side of Washington state. I was looking at my garden planner from last year and I am so behind planting compared to last year. We were having temps of low 80s and this year we are so cold! I am finally going to plant my tomatoes today. I had them planted weeks ago last year.

[@MFaith777]

Apple trees are so pretty. ❤️ I LOVE seeing God’s creation come into bloom.

[@tomst9417]

We've had a very cold and wet spring in southeast Wisconsin. I winter sowed cool season vegetables on March 10 and only planted them out in my garden on May 7. Our daffodils just bloomed this week, normally they bloom in the 3rd week of April. My fruit trees are just now breaking dormancy.

[@junkaroonie]

Same here in the Mt. Hood foothills of OR. What a crazy Spring.

[@Littlewing6was9]

Thanks Melissa 🌼

[@Aprons.Overalls]

We live in the Midwest, and the last several years it seems like spring and fall have vanished!

[@paulawinstead5660]

and there are others who want to shout GLOBAL WARMING

[@donnaclements6085]

Here on the Carolina Coast (Inner Banks, N.C.), We had, until 2 days ago, having the same weather: Lows in the lower 40's, Highs in the high 50's - low 60's.We did start to warm up, and then went right back down; today seems to have warmed up a tad, but nowhere near the predicted high. Former Oregonian from Eugene. Hope your summer warms up. I do remember that back in the 70's, was quite common to have a year here and there where it seemed like never even HAD a summer!

[@MySelfReliance]

I have the opposite issue this year - hot and dry and the soil is bone dry.

[@HeartLatic]

☹️🙏

[@Eric-gi9kg]

Love the title.. I'm Actually pretty thankful for the cooler weather...do to I got a bit of a late start. Then 2 days ago, I hyperextended my knee. So, not doing much outside.

[@pamelawagner9440]

Down in Olympia and feeling the same! Where were at we have slightly colder temps and have been in the mid to high thirty’s still at night. Super frustrating as my tomatoes really need to go outside! I need to make a cold frame like yours! Thanks for the video and great information!

[@babydee125]

Whew! I’m so glad to know that it’s not something I’m doing wrong 😅. This is my first intentional garden (funny story) and my “accidental” garden grew like mad but I also moved from western idaho (zone 6a desert) to western Oregon (zone 9a rain forest?)so the climate is quite different. I’m learning SO much so thank you!

[@DonnaMM6361]

That's interesting. We live in western Washington in 7b just north of Seattle. My husband grew up in Eugene OR. I am interested in possibly relocating to western central Idaho.

[@babydee125]

@@DonnaMM6361 idaho rules! I grew up in caldwell (near Boise) and lived in Boise the last 3 years I was there. The desert wasn’t for us tho so we moved to rural Oregon and have been absolutely woo’d by this magical fairy land… plus Boise started to get a bit crowded and portland-y. BUT I still love it so much and visit every chance I get.

[@freedomlover2358]

​@@babydee125 I live in the Wilder/Homedale area in Idaho. My biggest complaint is the wind. All these lovely high tunnels people have would be shredded in days where I am. LOL.

[@diaryofafatgirl]

I feel so much better, my garden (in Bothell) looks exactly the same. I am a 2nd year gardener so I’ve been feeling really discouraged.

[@liZBBM]

Wow how much land do you have. So lucky . Beautiful. I live in northern Ireland and have been trying for about 3 or 4 years now and more so past 2 years growing . I am so useless. And have barely harvested anything. Then my husband said for what I eat as a raw based plant diet I would need a football pitch size with gardeners tending to it. I just always feel disheartened. I will keep trying. Husband is a joiner and has made some lovely raised beds over the years. He also made a lean to type greenhouse so I am praying my tomatoes are good this year. I always seem to be too late for stuff. Growing our own is a full time job. I homeschool now since November but running my own business too I try to tend to my wee small crops 🙏 I've been fermenting and preserving for about 10 years so I would need another house to store my concoctions

[@lindsaymeng8319]

I am glad I am not the only one struggling in Washington.

[@deegee2920]

I'm in the mountains of SoCal and this has been a very cool May for us too. I lost my tomatoes to a very late frost.

[@BlessingsfromNorthIdaho]

We’ve had a cold, wet spring here in north Idaho too.

[@sunshine_and_flowers]

Struggling with the same in King County. All my seedlings are so ready to be put outside.

[@aepineda914]

30° here this morning 🥴 definitely a rough May!!

[@mmulligan7360]

I am also in western Washington and we definitely are experiencing the same problem! I have been rather discouraged thing is growing some of the cold weather crops are not even sprouting. And if you were the things that did sprout ever managed by slugs. So sad. But actually watching this video is encouragement to me that I’m not the only one struggling this year.

[@oregontrisha365]

We're also in the PNW. Garlic planted in the fall and now about 2' tall. Onions and container taters look great. Like you, hope to get my greenhouse tomato, cukes, beans, etc. planted after Memorial Day. Good luck!

[@macnlace]

We are feeling the same way in Western Montana. Everything has been so slow this year!

[@judykruse5630]

Lacey Adam's eastern Montana isn't any better. And all the chem trails don't help. They start in early am and by noon it is cloudy.

[@judykruse5630]

Sorry, I got your last name wrong!

[@marylafrance9547]

Husband just flew back from there (SanFrancisco). Yep cold and wet. We finally warmed up in the Great Lakes region 2 days ago.

[@microhomesteadecology]

Oh am I happy to know I’m not the only one who is feeling behind! I was out two nights ago covering stuff for a frost only a few days before our last frost date. Crazy spring for sure!

[@aardeng]

And in Missouri we are having record highs! Was 91 degrees here yesterday, today, and probably tomorrow

[@northrockboy]

Snow finally melted last week just north of North Dakota in Canada. Short season coming. Good luck to all.

[@shannonkutzke5642]

We have been the same here in Wisconsin til yesterday then boom hot and humid🥵 but the plants are happy finally!!

[@wickedrocketelvispel]

Thank you for this! I knew I wasn’t crazy!

[@wellmansrants4282]

wow such a great idea mini greenhouse !!!!!!!!!!

[@tall14dude]

I'm glad I'm not the only one having issues. The only things growing seems to be the grass and weeds. My lettuce, spinach, and Kale are not much bigger then when I transplanted in early April. Hopefully warmer weather is on its way and it doesn't go from high 50s/low 60s to 80 degrees. 🙄

[@jennifert2469]

Was so excited to plant climbing beans out on the 15th in Portland but yup, too cold for them!!!

[@tanarehbein7768]

I see in the background you have blooming trees. We have almost none. I am in Montana at 3546 elevation. Our av temp for the first 2 wks of May has been 49F with one high of 79F but several lows in the 20s. So, I feel you sister!

[@lisahill2727]

yep, trying to decide if i should continue with my stunted peppers or reseed

[@dwighthires3163]

You can Q-Tip pollinate your apples if you have some time. It takes a good hour because you want to move back and forth between trees.

[@hibiscus-dreams]

I've used a clean toothbrush or cleaned up small paintbrush to help with hand pollination too

[@dwighthires3163]

@@hibiscus-dreams Cool ideas. I have never tried those methods. You are a smart cookie.

[@hibiscus-dreams]

@@dwighthires3163 Just passing on tips I've tried over the last year. I picked up end of season cherry tomatoes last August. Kept them protected from frost but couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting "fruit". Another gardening "tuber" mentioned that indeterminate tomatos may need help with pollination in the absence of bees/butterflies. 🌱

[@tiffanymarie2097]

We are about an hour north of you and this spring is brutal! Was supposed to take next week off of work to put in the gardens, waiting until possibly the last week of May now. Even my Peas are struggling this year :(

[@cerickson5256]

Yes, me too on the peas. Growing so slow.

[@loue6563]

I’m in northern Kentucky and they weather has been all over the place. From the 30’s to upper 80’s. The peas I had out are very confused I think.

[@sanctifiedbytruth6048]

Thank you for sharing! I’m only a year 3 gardener. I planted spinach by direct sowing it, and it did germinate but it’s growth is significantly stunted.

[@sicuro5050]

Actually spinach loves cold temperature

[@sanctifiedbytruth6048]

I thought so too, Ive been waiting to see if it would get some growth, but after your comment I’m pulling it and planting something else there 😆

[@hibiscus-dreams]

@@sicuro5050 I've been tinkering with germinating lettuce greens this spring. I agree with u about cooler temps. I'm in zone 6b and have been observing what their good/ better/ best environs are.

[@joycewilson6359]

Sorry your still getting cold weather. We have been having very good weather for the last few days up into the mid 80’s with 71% humidity. It’s been raining most weeks about 3-4 days out of every week here so it’s been hard to get anything done outside. It will turn off pretty cool again when blackberry winter ( blackberries bloom) then hopefully it will straighten out. We have our cold crops out and growing really well, will more than likely go ahead and plant everything else this week. Praying your weather will warm up for you.

[@mystlkitchengarden]

It was a cold spring here in St Louis MO as well , zone 6a. My package of bees arrived on a 50 degree day :( Luckily they pulled through. You inspired me to hold over a few carrots to harvest seed. They have come back up and are doing well so far. An idea for you, I have been planting some of my potatoes in the fall. You plant them deeper than normal. It allows you to have an early crop even if it is too wet to get into the garden in the spring.

[@jackiegreen3444]

Last year we had no spring rains, and triple digit heat days. A drought. This year double the rain of normal and cold. One thing we always have plenty of is chemtrails. SW Washington.

[@acolley2891]

It's 93 degrees today in Missouri, a new record high. 🙃 All the spring brassicas are bolting.

[@freedomlover2358]

Same thing going on here in Idaho. Our weather has been way cooler than normal. I'm having to delay things that are normally in the ground by now. I hope my peppers, tomatoes, and eggplants survive in my makeshift greenhouse until I can get them outside.

[@bobsavage3317]

In Massachusetts we were stuck in the 50s until a couple weeks ago, this past week everything flipped. We had two days hitting the 80s, which would be Summer weather for us. They say it will be in the 90s this weekend.

[@frontierfishingwithRyanMacD]

everything is late here in the edmonton region too. glad i got my greenhouse up but I really want to get things in the ground soon. always been told not to plant until after may long weekend here

[@kidpaver]

That’s crazy! Meanwhile here in the Houston Texas area we just had 96’ temps on Mother’s Day weekend….crazy huh!

[@kathleenhamilton483]

our problem is not the cold (we've already had days over 100), but it is the drought. We finally got a little rain last night-the first measurable rain in many months. It has been like the dust bowl here in our part of Texas with the high wind and blowing dirt. We don't usually plant our garden until June anyway. Our fruit trees were doing good but had a late freeze again and now they are gone. We have never had a crop of any fruit we have tried. It's been 5 years now since planting.

[@garygnagey3569]

Our weather is exactly the same in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania!

[@kclewis8360]

I directed seed onions and bulbs and some seeds I started indoors it seems like my onion seeds that I direct seeded are doing better and then when I harvest them I’ll plant more onions from seeds and try to over winter them. I am also going to grow garlic greens and horse radish next year or in the for next year

[@whitmanbuilding]

I’m in Texas and we’ve had a strange season too. It stayed cold for longer than normal and then went from cold to 15 degrees above average.

[@susanelliott1216]

Yup..live in everett and not putting anything out in the garden until june. It's all in my green house and stunted. But did put potatoes out but I do potatoes in pots. And no fruit for us this year. Rain knocked off all the blossom in a few days. Dont even know if I will plant corn this year. May be too late

[@scarletheron285]

How crazy are the temperature differences this year!? I live in zone 5b and am located in northern Michigan. We have made 4 all time records here in 5 days. It's been in the high 90s for 5 days, and generally we are in the high 50s/low 60s. Zero rainfall. I'm too new to growing food for this kind of confusion. 🤣

[@Fromthemountainmeadow]

We are dealing with all this as well. Tonight were are actually having a snow storm.

[@savannah-x1u]

Feeling this hard here in the foothills of CA. Usually it’s 80-90s. Yesterday it was a high of 49 and froze last night!

[@Paula_T]

Yep, 26F here last night. We don't have grass because of no real rain since Dec. 55+ mph wind gusts for the last week. Gotta love it. High desert north of Reno. Next year I'm holding off for at least another 6 weeks before starting.

[@Paula_T]

I have garlic and onions out but everything else (brassica, lettuce,spinach, kales) has been beaten to death.

[@josephinehowe4063]

I think my garden is one to two. months behind an average year. It has been too cold, windy and rainy to even be out in it. I still have a lot os planting to do and our early morning temperatures have been 36 degrees F. I just hope it does not get too hot in the summer. Last year’s high was 113 degrees which is not Washington weather. We are in Mason County. I knew we were at least 12 degrees below normal, but 15. Whew! Good luck with your garden. I too fear for our apples and blueberries. I have hardly seen any bees as yet, other than a few bumblebees when the sun is out.

[@afluru3050]

We're using our green house currently. We purchased a couple of grow lights and that has made a difference. But this month has been slightly irritating. Last year it was massive heat periods and now this cool weather. We're up in the Selkirk mtns which is a challenge in itself....hence the green house. I do agree regarding the bees. But we have plenty of bee hives in the area...once the weather warms we should see the bees out enmass!

[@sunaugvttony7746]

Im in upstate NY and its in the 80s right now!

[@sharonallen805]

I'm in Ohio, we are having usually high temp for now. But my best gardens were when i planted the 1st of June. You also miss out dodging the garden bugs.

[@evergreenangel]

I learned the hard way about onion sets.. the growers refrigerate them after harvest which tells the plant that it’s winter and then when you plant them out they “believe” that it’s their second year and they won’t form large bulbs, they form small bulbs and put their energy into flowering instead.

[@ashleem1387]

We had a freeze here in South Carolina and a frost and our fruit trees or flowering and leafing and we lost all of that they put it out again but no flowers just leaves they were plum trees pear trees peach and Apple

[@alcogito8287]

I'm in Issaquah, just east of Seattle (8b) and it is cold and wet here too but the cold weather crops (lettuce, Kale, chard) are doing OK, if slower. No way are the tomatoes going out until the ground warms up. But all the flowering plants like bulbs, trees, azaleas and rhodies seemed to have bloomed on schedule.

[@davej7458]

Give Mason bees a try for early pollination. Those are the only bees that I see out right now in our area. Build them a place to nest and they will probably show up quickly. They do best in nests that have 5/16 inch or a bit larger diameter holes that are at least 5 or 6 in deep. One end of the hole needs to be covered or blocked in some way. Face the holes south or south east where the sun can reach them. Small holes and shallow holes in the nest will result in mostly male bees being hatched. In this case the real pollinators are the female bees. Also fix an area with mud and water for the bees to use in their nests and they will be able to spend more time pollinating. They pollinate in the early spring and are gone untill the next spring.

[@katiedavis5861]

Surprisingly our hat pasrure is doing quite well compared to everything else with this challenging weather.

[@KanDee_Olson]

Snow here in South Central Oregon and 20° - 30s° nights

[@janetdesmarais4089]

that's about what it is.....We had cold nights of 30 degrees, then days of 70-90 degrees. I'm in New Hampshire.

[@denisebrady6858]

Wow come on over to Australia- we have had Rain & Flooding since October last year. My Gardens are non-existent with any plant life. Our best growing seasons here in Sub-Tropical are usually March thru to September but - NO HOPE !! very disheartening. Cheers Denise- Australia

[@hillarys.k8518]

A thought , put a humming bird feeder in the area of your apple trees I'm in Marysville dealing with the same issues. Noticed hummers on my apple tree yesterday as it is in the path to the feeder .

[@Terri_Stauffer]

You cabbages looks like my broccoli. The ones in poly tunnel beautiful and the ones outside stunted. We have cool nights and warm days lately, 30 degree difference. The other night went down to 33 and day 67. Bees and other pollinators came out last week, I was like welcome bee. Fruit trees just starting to flower.

[@victoriaoshea4865]

Very informative thank you

[@dewuknowHIM]

In Wa. East side of state...still 60s days and just had 28* a few days ago at night... Have to greenhouse everything...argh !

[@minnesotagardening2234]

As a MN gardener who normally doesn't put warm weather plants out until the end of May to the first week or two of June, I think your garden will still produce. Our weather here has been variable (an 80 degree day coming this week, so that should help warm the soil), but the frost isn't out of the ground in all of our soil yet. Your harvest window might be shorter than you are used to, though, so the yield could be down. I hope your weather improves soon!

[@zaaqueen6410]

we are 8n northwestern part if mn and I've contemplated a greenhouse over the whole garden due to the state of the weather problems people have been having this year. what are your thoughts on this, being a minnesotan gardener?

[@minnesotagardening2234]

@zaaqueen I know a lot of ppl in northern MN use high tunnels successfully. Greenhouses can get pretty warm during the summer unless they can be temperature regulated, which is an option. Another option is low tunnels and other small garden extenders over vulnerable plants. I garden in a lowland area in Central MN, and haven't needed one, but people around here do use them.

[@Garythedog3]

Spring is on its way. Hopefully no frost will bite the fruit tree blossoms.

[@markbalch4243]

Now I don't feel bad, my cold weather crops are stagnant here in the Willamette Valley too.

[@cubanmama4564]

Although it's a bit warmer south of LA, our night temps have been consistently in the low 50's and the day temps in the mid 60's. Not good fopr summer crops. It's the coolest I can remember since 1986.

[@lavonnetollison1900]

44 degrees in Modesto CA. Brrrrr! I don't want to get out of bed!

[@workinprogress3609]

We are 15 degrees hotter in Texas. I had to put shade cover on my garden.