TOPEKA (KSNT) — Mother’s Day is typically celebrated with flowers and family, but for some Kansans, it’s also the perfect time to start planting gardens.
As spring temperatures continue to warm across northeast Kansas, many gardeners use Mother’s Day as a rule of thumb for when the threat of freezing temperatures has largely passed.
Master gardeners often recommend waiting until after Mother’s Day to plant summer crops and flowers outdoors, helping protect plants from late-season cold snaps that can damage or kill new growth.
That timing brought a rush of customers to Skinner Garden Store over Mother’s Day weekend as local gardeners prepared flower beds and vegetable gardens for the season ahead.
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“It’s been a very busy weekend,” said Cameron Rees, owner of the store. “We build to this time of year. From a gardening perspective, we talk about waiting to plant summer crops in the vegetable garden, in the flower bed after Mother’s Day.”
Rees said some of the most popular summer crops for Kansas gardeners include tomatoes and peppers. Other seasonal favorites include melons, cucumbers and sweet potatoes.
With warmer weather settling into the region, many homeowners are now getting the green light to begin planting for the summer growing season.
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