Shafer Butte

I've heard more than once that warm weather crops shouldn't be planted in this area until all the snow is off Shafer Butte. But my lack of patience (ahhh, my sweet life lesson) to get my tomatoes in the ground has prompted a question: is it really true? So, I decided I am going to do a little data gathering as I embark on my gardening adventure to keep track of the last night it hits below freezing, when the snow is all gone, and in the fall when the first freeze hits.

As of today, there is still snow on the hill. Last freezing temperature: April 25th at 31 degrees.