It doesn’t get much better than May on Cape Cod, unless its June! The deciduous tree leaf canopy (primarily oaks and maples) fills out by mid-month, usually right after Mother’s Day. Don’t forget Mom!
The pansies and peas of early spring can now be joined by geraniums, marigolds and all the other usual suspects of summer. For vegetable gardeners, the old standby rule is not to plant your tomatoes or peppers until after Memorial Day. While a frost at any point in May is rare, the nights are still a tad too cool to promote growth. So, while your plants might not perish, nor will they thrive. When the nighttime lows no longer drop below 55, your vegetables will start to show progress!
In the mood for a dip? If you’re brave you might try a south side Cape beach, but even there, water temperatures will be hard pressed to surpass 60. If you want to turn blue, it’s entirely up to you. If we have a good stretch of 80-degree sunshine in June, you’ll have no problem by the 4th of July.
At month’s end we remember those who fought, and gave their lives for this country. Memorial Day honors not only lives lost in service to the USA, but the ideals and principles of freedom for which they fought.
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