Alan Branhagen was tempted. He actually thought about planting tomatoes and peppers.
It had been a fairly warm spring, he reasoned. And, like everyone else, he wanted to get outside and get in the garden.
"But then I started thinking, 'Something's not quite right about planting so early,' " he said.
So he stuck with the stuff he knew wouldn't get zapped by the cold — pansies, violas, kale.
Lucky for Branhagen, the director of operations at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, he won't be rushing to bring in pots of Gerbera daisies or cover garden beds of peppers and tomatoes like many of us.
It looks like we're going to get a taste of a true Minnesota spring, with temperatures diving below freezing for much of the state.
A frost isn't likely to cause damage to trees and shrubs, even those in bloom. And bulbs should weather the weather just fine.
But if you've gotten a head-start on the season, there may be cause for concern.