get ready for a cold winter...

14 years ago

the forecast is wonkish and overly complex... but the takeaway--this guy's been quite accurate over the past few years. his prediction is that this winter will be even colder than last winter...

Here is a link that might be useful: winter forecast

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SaintPFLA
14 years ago
I think you and your guy are correct.

You know, I prefer to use the, "Ye Ol'New England Farmer Method For Weather Prediction" - observe how many acorns fall and how early. I've noticed in my yard that there are quite a few acorns already.

Unfortunately, Wooly-Bear catapillars don't live in Florida, so I don't know how thick their fuzz is this year. That's usually the best gauge.

Now, where the heck did I put my Dowsing Rods...I need to drill a well...LOL...
tomncath
14 years ago
Guess I'd better order a cord of firewood now, glad to see our snowfall for central Florida has not increased ;-)

Thanks Michael, very informative....
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gatormomx2
14 years ago
Since the past season was the coldest on my property in 25 years , I am not overly thrilled to see the winter forecast for this season . The write up was very interesting - thanks for including the link .

Nice to see that the way below average temps . and way below ave.snowfall are not located in Central Florida ! The cold weather is good for tourism and $$$ for our small business owners .

You don't have to shovel sunshine !
manature
14 years ago
Oh, no. My whole yard was wiped clean with last year's 4 day 28 degree weather!! I can't stand the thought of it all dying again. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

Thankfully, I did plant some cold hardy shrubs and perennials to provide some structure for when everything else is gone.

At least *I* won't be hot!!!! (Never did put on a coat last year. Don't own one. Or a long sleeved shirt, even. The YARD might have been frozen, but I felt fine! If only my plants were as cold-hardy as I am!)

Marcia
giants_2007
14 years ago
From what I got it looked normal for our state What did I miss? Zone 10
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14 years ago
I ordered this today. Anyone tried it before? I lost a mango and an avocado last year. This year I'm going to prepare.

http://www.liquidfence.com/FreezePruf.html
jaxtropix
14 years ago
If that forecast is correct, at least it will give us an idea as to what our gardens can take. All of my tropicals got hit in winter but they also all recovered quite nicely. I've tightly packed my plantings together and strategically placed evergreens to aid in protection. Hope it works!

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