March’s warm weather has been moving up Mother Nature’s calendar. Karen Ackley, with the Marion County Extension Office, says that many spring plants are growing at about 2-4 weeks ahead of schedule. That would include the daffodils, tulips, blooming trees, and a few other spring-bloomers. Ackley says you shoudl still wait until later this spring to plant your warm-weather crops that could be affected by frost, such as tomatoes. She does say, however, that cooler-weather crops are ready to be planted. She says after you work up the ground, you can plant those crops, which include lettuce and radishes. The soil is warm enough for those crops to germinate.