frost free

Although at times it seems nearly impossible that warm weather will arrive and stay (that's the key... and stay), there is a date on the horizon that I am looking forward to: May 15.  This is the "frost free" date for the region in which I live, an incredibly important milestone when you are planting warm-weather crops outside.  It means that, theoretically, there will be no frost after that date.  But a lifetime in Northeast Ohio has taught me that literally anything is possible!