On Apr 20, 12:08 pm, "Val" wrote:
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Long term forecast indicates that about Wednesday it's going to be safe to
put them out....we'll see, things are subject to change around the PNW
without notice.

Val

You can say that again! It hailed like mad all evening and snowed
another couple of inches again overnight on top of the drifts of
hail. Melted off by noon, but too chilly to put my flats outdoors
even for a while. At least I'm not dealing with zero degree temps
like poor Jean in Vancouver - that's some serious cold.

Many of the seedlings I'm obsessing about are destined for my Garden
Club's plant sale on 5/3 and was hoping to have them looking
deliciously enticing by then. It's always a terrific sale - a
fundraiser with the profits going to fund college scholarships for
local kids. Has been a joy growing all these little plants - most of
mine are herbs (several thyme varieties, marjoram, several oregano
varieties, sage, sweet Italian & purple ruffled basils, cilantro)
with Envy Zinnias and Vanilla Marigolds tossed in for fun. My cuttings
( Artemesia, Penstemon, Rosemary, Spanish Lavender, and Pelargoniums)
are all doing well in someone else's greenhouse.

Have had a ball growing from seed in the garage using heat mats & grow
lights. Sure brightened my spirits during this year's endless winter,
but clearly I'm going to have to think about building another
greenhouse if I want to be able to have my own little mini-nursery -
Mother Nature is just too darned unpredictable.

Nancy T