Pennies and showers

According to the song, they both come from heaven.  For growers in this area, a few showers at the right time will mean dollars later this season.  This morning's brief showers will keep my transplanted onions hydrated for another day.  I think some of my early plantings of beets and carrots will have to be replanted because of poor germination due to the excessively dry weather we are still experiencing.   More showers are predicted this weekend.  Unfortunately, frost and cold are also predicted in the wake of the precipitation.  Some commercial growers in this area have begun transplanting peppers.  I hope they have plenty of reemay covers to insulate the crop!  Meanwhile, the pear trees and cherries in the yard are blossoming, as are many apple varieties in the Champlain Valley.  The wind machines will be in use next week, or there will be premature blossom drop in many orchards.  So it goes...