Blackberry winter
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Blackberry winter is a colloquial expression used in south & midwest North America, referring to a cold snap
that often occurs in late spring when the blackberries are in bloom. Other
colloquial names for spring cold snaps include "Dogwood winter,"
“Whippoorwill winter,” "Locust winter," and “Redbud
winter.” The different names are based on what is blooming in particular
regions during the typical spring cold snaps.[1][2]
Another colloquialism for these spring cold snaps is "Linsey-Woolsey
Britches winter," referring to a type of winter long underwear which could be put away after the last cold snap. The
Blackberry winter term may have arisen to describe the belief that a spring
cold snap helps the blackberry canes to start growing.[3]
"Blackberry Winter" is also the name of a song written by Edith Lindeman
and Carl Stutz.
It became a back-door million-seller as the B-side
of Mitch Miller's recording of The Yellow Rose of Texas,
a #1 hit in the U.S. in 1955.[4]
References
1.
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"Blackberry Winter". MDC Online.
Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
4.
· "Edith Lindeman Calisch, critic and lyricist, dies". Richmond
Times-Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia). 1984-12-24.
Retrieved 2015-01-25.
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Posters Comment:
Around where I live on the Cumberland Plateau in east Tennessee, USA, the “ole
granny” saying is plant your tomatoes after May 15th, which is an
estimated date that should ensure no more hard frosts that will kill a tomato
plant. For where you live, consult some kind of reference person or material
for the best tomato planting dates. And if you get caught by a “hard frost”
conventional wisdom is to cover the tomato plants (and similar plants
vulnerable to a hard frost) as best you can, and hope for the best.
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