April in June

I heard someone ask this morning if summer was over already.  We actually have a week and a half to go before the summer solstice, but it feels like the winds of autumn are blowing this morning on the NCR.  At 48 degrees with a stiff breeze from the Northwest, fleece and long sleeves are the fashion statement today.  As I killed weed and hilled potato plants last night, the soil temp was much higher than the air.  It seems we can't have all the ingredients for good growing conditions.  Before last Sunday it was too dry, but warm enough.  Now we have adequate moisture, but cool/cold conditions.  Unfortunately for those who make their living in agriculture in the North Country, it is almost impossible to make up the loss of good growing conditions in a short growing season.  Most crops (grass excepted) will slow down or stop growing until the weather warms again by the middle of next week.