Indian Summer

It is hard to believe that it is over 70 degrees in December. The first killing frost was in late November. Is this an Indian summer, or is the winter not really here yet? The greens and peas are still growing like crazy. Usually they have slowed down by now. Is this a sign of permanent climate change or are we just getting off to a late start on the cold weather?

The planting time could have moved up by several weeks this spring. Fear was the only thing preventing it. This year the greenhouse plants will need to be started early as it would be wise to plant at least a few items early if spring is warm again this year.

Some people are still mowing grass. The grass seed that we put out in October has not germinated. Maybe these warm days will bring it along. If no grass comes up, at least the yard is flat enough now to use the good lawn mower on the grass we plant in the spring.



David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://davidsegrest.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/