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I recently read an article on Farmers.com which considered the “less than ideal weather for the 2025 planting season in many regions of North America.” Locally, we know about the unusual spring rainfall, and we have watched our farmers work to get their crops in the ground – sometimes twice. On a much smaller scale, my own summer planting was delayed, and my yard has been overgrown a time or two this spring.

I usually have plants in pots and raised beds by early May; this year, I finished in late May. The flower seeds may produce in July. If so, my fall raised-bed flowers will likely be beautiful. The Old Farmer’s 2025 Almanac suggested the following dates related to plant care:

-Plant above ground crops June 7-8 and July 4-6

-Plant below ground crops June 17-18 and July 22-23

-Destroy pests and weeds June 19-20, July 16-17, and August 12-13

-Mow to slow growth June 21-22, July 18-19, August 19-20, and September 15-16

In past years, I have watered plants most mornings. This spring, I’ve noticed on many days that watering plants was unnecessary: the soil was moist from a recent rain. The growing season is still early, and of course, I don’t anticipate that the abundant rain will continue too much longer.

My lawn mowing has been off this spring, too. I got behind a couple of different times (the ground was too wet, or I was sick), and – as we all know – the grass continues to grow. I like to have a neat yard, but sometimes I can’t make it happen.

Leo Tolstoy said, “Spring is the time of plans and projects.” Although my summer planting was delayed, and my yard has been overgrown, I enjoy outdoor work. Francis Bacon said, “God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.” I’m thankful for the health to do a bit of yard work and enjoy my time outdoors.