March is supposed to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb, but for the second year in a row, the opposite is true. My garden notes from last year indicate that warm weather in early March had me out cleaning up the garden and actually planting peas, lettuce, and spinach in early March, and this year was similarly promising.
This year we started ground work for our community garden and then had 6 inches of snow on the ground the following weekend, postponing our plans to haul manure on March 28. Snow greeted us again on the morning of April 4 and 5. Next weekend is not forecast to be much better. I don't mind a bit of cold, but I don't think any of us are eager to shovel manure in the snow.
I think we still have plenty of time though. Last year I recorded and experienced killing cold in my garden around June 14. It would be nice to have all the ground work and planning done in time to plant the first weekend in June.
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