"Vox Humana" wrote in message
"limey" wrote in message

My Rose of Sharon started to bloom yesterday. That seems early to me.

Picked our very first tomatoes of the season this morning. That seems
early, too, but I'm not complaining.

I'm in Maryland, zone 7.

Dora

I noticed a few blooming here in Cincinnati today - zone 6. Mine have
buds,
but no color yet. The cicadas did a number on it some of the branches
have
broken. I'm afraid that the entire yard will be filled with grotesquely
disfigured shrubs by fall.

It's amazing what damage they can do. Here, it's strange - we moved from
the previous house 17 years ago, at the height of the cicada eruptions (we
lived in the woods). However, we had not even one here when we moved in
here that June, even though we're surrounded by oaks.

This year again, Maryland was infested but we had none. I found that there
is a small area on the Eastern Shore (where we live) which is cicada-free.
I don't know why, and I don't know the boundaries, but the area certainly
includes us. Strange. I hope everything recovers for you, Vox.

Dora