Frost warning tonight

I brought my unplanted plants into my screen porch. Two pots of herbs that were already planted i pushed against the house hoping they would survive.

It seems late in the year to see frost warnings. I think they are mostly for the western burbs.

May 15 is considered the traditional last frost date. Everything else is out of whack the last few seasons so expect anything.

All my seedlings are still nice and safe indoors.

I brought my newly-repotted "Red Rubin" basil in over the weekend. I swear, if a plant was capable of giving its owner the stink-eye, I got it.

It perked up by yesterday morning, thank heavens, and seems back to normal now, but will stay in the living-room window til this weekend!

I don't think it got close to freezing in the city last night - I have some watermelon and cucumber plants that just came up in the garden and they made it through last night without any signs of problems.