Tough gardening year in the Great Lakes/Upper Mid West.

[Denninmi]

Spring just can't come. We are definitely much below normal on the temperature side, and much above on the rain side. Every day here is basically cool to cold, generally windy, almost always cloudy, and quite often wet. I'd say we're probably running - 10 days at least behind normal in terms of development of the vegetation. With no real end in sight -- the entire week ahead is going to be cool to cold and wet.

[Kolesar]

1. Old Farmers Almanac predicted a cool April & May in the "lower Great Lakes"

A region from Chicago to Toronto and the Finger Lakes region. So, I am late on veggie preparation, but, I am going to say it was my plan all along.

I read the Almanac in Home Depot then reshelved it.

[kurtzapril4]

2. Last frost date

isn't for approx. another month..so you should be fine. I'm disappointed by the weather myself, LOL!

[Lugnut]

3. We can't put plants in much before late May.

In the Pocono Mtns. of NE PA frost is a possibility through the first half of May. I'll buy my plants during the week of the 15th but keep them in the garage until a week or so later.