Last night we had a frost advisory which left some home owners covering up their blooms. Several friends have asked me about when to buy and plant annuals this time of year, so I decided I'd just do a post on it. The date that's recommended around here is April 15th, the "average last day of frost". That means that if you don't want to loose your blooms (or worse) wait until mid April to put in summer annuals (e.g. impatients, petunias....): regardless of how good the sale or how bad your spring fever!
Pansies are one fall/winter annual that is thriving now, however (despite them still being sold this time of year) their days are numbered for the season. Once the warm weather gets here, they will start to wither and fade. Snapdragons are another cold season annual that do well this time of year and are currently available.
I've been buying and planting some perennials, mostly herbs. However, I did break down and buy basil yesterday, but I'm planning to keep it indoors for a few weeks (we'll see how that works). If you can bear to wait until mid April for your other annual summer color, try to! I think it will save you some headache!
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