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JMChaseArt OP t1_j8e2dlx wrote

Reply to comment by Intelligent-Hunt7557 in Growing Zones? by JMChaseArt

I did see the Memorial Day general rule of thumb. We’ve been having some freak late frosts here too, despite insanely warm winters lately so it makes sense to err on the side of caution with anything not tolerant of frost 🤔

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Intelligent-Hunt7557 t1_j8dzfo5 wrote

According to the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map Burlington is all about the 5a, like most of Champlain-adjacent Vermont. Caveat(s): this is 2012 info and may not reflect weather weirding and global warming quite well.

Direct seeding: carrots, greens, radishes, et al, “as soon as the ground can be worked”- so starting in April…

Transplants: Generally when folks I knew gardened in Burlington (‘05-‘13) if they transplanted starts (tomatoes, peppers et al) before Memorial Day, regretted it. Honestly even the first or second week of June is fine, stuff will catch up to May-planted stuff pretty quickly. Other parts of Vermont have a later Date of Last Frost but B-town is sittin’ pretty…

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you_give_me_coupon t1_j8dx4oo wrote

> Sounds like he can actually get some shit done in this role.

Like what? I read the article and didn't get much of a sense of that.

Fundamentally, the Dems won't let Bernie have any power that he could use to do something for regular people, like any step toward universal health care.

Will Bernie be able to use this role to stop the Medicare privatization that began under Trump and that Biden accelerated? Don't bet on it.

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