One never knows what kind of Spring weather to expect up here in the Robson Valley of BC. It can be very warm one day, then it can suddenly dip below freezing the next. The fact that you can never be sure of what to expect can be problematic for gardeners, who are trying to figure out when it is safe to start planting their gardens. Our growing season is not as long as in places more southern, so we have to gamble trying to eke out as many warm days as we can.
One of the factors that help me decide when to plant, is an old folk saying that says, “You should plant your garden when the leaves of the Aspen tree are the same size as a mouse’s ear. While that is malarky, and has no scientific basis, it is something I always take into consideration.
Yesterday, the Aspen leaves did meet the criteria, but I am going to hold off on planting a lot of the more temperature-sensitive crops. I have already planted some of the tougher veggies that like cooler weather. My peas are in the ground, and I have also sown some lettuce seeds.
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