We are on track to have one of the coolest Mays on record.  We were spoiled by the amazing weather Mother’s Day weekend and ever since I’ve cringed when I’ve woken up in the morning.  At the nursery we are selling tomatoes to customers for the second or third times.  I am personally on my second round of Thai Basil.  I didn’t have time to put out tomatoes the weekend after Mother’s Day (my usual time to put them out) and I am very thankful for that.  I lost a cucumber plant over the week and some of the summer squash isn’t looking too good.  I lost at least 2 broccoli plants and I am down to 2 cauliflower.  The rain and cold is not doing my garden any favors.

We looked at the long term weather forcast and the 10 day outlook is pretty bleak.  There is the possibility of warm weather starting on June 9th, but that is still quite a ways off.

In the past week I’ve sold gobs of copper spray for a wide variety of fungus.  I fielded more questions about insects and diseases in the past month that I probably ever have in my whole career.  The oddest one of the bunch was about a gelatinous substance found at the base of a rhubarb plant.  Research showed that it was likely a fungus that attacks the crowns of rhubarb.

I can only hope that the weather will warm up and Summer will eventually come.  For now I’ll do a little sun dance and try to protect my limping along garden.