Spring snow

With little or no warm weather so far this year, a little snow this morning is not a disaster.   The apple growers are snug in their beds and the buds on the trees are still small and tight.  Field work will be pushed back at least a week and if it doesn't warm soon, seedlings in greenhouses will start getting leggy and growers will have to decide if transplanting them is a good bet.  In these weather conditions, farming is more like casino gambling than usual.  A good bet here or there can lead to a big payoff in June, while the wrong gamble will put you in danger of a bad season before the first day of summer.  Meahwhile, Almena Gardens remains in suspense and the golf clubs will stay in the car this weekend.