Cold Temperatures Slow Down Planting Season

Don't get out those shovels and gardening tools just yet, Mother Nature is pushing back the planting season by about a week.

According to employees at Van Attas Greenhouse and Flower Shop, although it's April and the temperatures are unseasonably low, planting season doesn't start until mid-May.

Make sure your soil is at a temperature of at least 45 degrees before you put anything in the ground.  You can test it with a soil thermometer.  Here's more from WILX_TV 10.