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My green babies are ready to go outside. The soil temperature is nearly 55 degrees and there is no snow on Mt. Spokane. My new irrigation system with drip lines is set up; importantly, I have a new tube of sunscreen.

I’ll get a new hat and gloves next week.

Since my dear little green ones have never tasted outside air or natural sunshine, I will have to ease them into the real world.

After bringing them all back inside the first night, I rigged up vinyl tablecloths to cover them. I didn’t sleep all night, worrying they would be too cold. But in the morning, when I removed their cove...