As I wait for the first asparagus of the season to get big enough to harvest, i am once again struck at how cool this spring has been, aside from a couple of anomalous warm periods early on. The recent rains are good for the perennial crops, but is now interfering with spring plantings. This seems like a pattern that has obtained for the last few years. We seem to have a cool, wet spring followed by a warm and dry summer. The spring crops are planted late and suffer in the heat. Meanwhile, the summer vegetables are being planted late and need irrigation to mature. If this is the new normal, i don't like it.
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