Is it too early to plant? It depends. Are you feeling lucky?
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges of planting in unpredictable weather conditions during May in the Chicago area.
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8383204/8383204_2026-05-14-210004.64kmono.mp3 For those of us who love to raise food and flowers and anything else that we can grow, this is a difficult time of year. We’re itching to get out in the garden and plant, but the soil temperature isn’t quite warm enough. Even in the middle of May, Chicago-area weather can be unpredictable. […]
People in this episode
Host: Steve Alexander
Topics covered
- gardening
- planting
- weather
- soil temperature
- seasonal planting
Keywords
- gardening
- planting
- soil temperature
- Chicago weather
- flowers
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Chicago
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