April, Third & Fourth Weeks:

r Blooming now in our garden: phlox, alliums, nanking cherry, pear-blossoms and first crab apple blossoms with tulips and hyacinths fading

r Remove tree wrap around April 15. Continue planting shrubs and trees.

r Apply two to three inches of bark chips around shrubs, trees and perennials. Keep mulch away from the crown of the plant to prevent rot.

r Plant another crop of cool season vegetables such as lettuce, peas and onions - continue hand watering.

r Now is a good time to do the final soil prep to get ready for your tomato and pepper planting. I have had good results covering the raised beds used for tomatoes and peppers with red plastic mulch to hold the moisture and keep weeds out.

r Plant raspberries, strawberries, serviceberries, currants, gooseberries and jostaberries now. Protect these new plants if a late season snow occurs.


April 19, 2005

April Temperatures
Avg Temps below freezing  |  Record Lows below freezing

All Time Historical Records
Day

High Avg.

Low Avg.

Mean

High Record

Low Record
1 58.0 28.3 43.0 79.0 8.0
2 58.7 28.3 43.3 77.7 -0.3
3 58.7 28.7 44.0 76.0 5.0
4 58.7 29.3 44.0 75.0 15.7
5 58.7 29.3 44.0 81.7 14.0
6 59.7 29.3 44.3 83.0 13.3
7 59.7 29.7 45.0 81.3 15.3
8 59.7 30.3 45.0 80.3 5.0
9 59.7 30.3 45.0 79.0 13.7
10 60.7 30.3 45.0 80.7 0.3
11 60.7 30.3 46.0 82.0 6.0
12 60.7 31.3 46.0 82.3 0.0
13 60.7 31.3 46.0 81.3 9.3
14 61.7 31.3 46.0 84.0 14.7
15 61.7 31.3 47.0 84.7 20.0
16 61.7 32.3 47.0 83.7 19.7
17 62.3 32.3 47.0 81.3 17.3
18 62.7 32.3 47.7 83.0 10.0
19 62.7 33.0 48.0 82.7 18.7
20 62.7 33.3 48.0 82.3 19.7
21 63.7 33.3 48.7 82.0 19.3
22 63.7 34.0 49.0 84.7 22.3
23 63.7 34.3 49.0 86.3 23.3
24 64.3 34.3 49.0 85.3 26.3
25 64.7 35.0 50.0 84.7 24.7
26 64.7 35.3 50.0 84.3 23.3
27 64.7 35.3 50.0 86.0 21.0
28 65.7 36.0 51.0 83.3 22.7
29 65.7 36.0 51.0 83.0 22.3
30 66.0 36.3 51.0 85.3 24.0