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We Might Get A Hard Freeze This Week!

Marilyn Sue McClintock

12 years ago

I went out and picked what tomatoes I could find, dug up two ornamental sweet potato vines, picked up a few walnuts and planted a lilac bush and a perennial that had not gotten planted. At least they are in the ground. I may go out later and pick up more walnuts. It is pretty breezy out, but sunny and 56 right now. Izzi enjoyed the ride out on the big rig and would get off and sniff around while I was working and then come running fast when I was ready to go again. I may make some soup later, right now it is just a thought! What are you all doing today and how is your weather?

Sue in Central Indiana

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adellabedella_usa
12 years ago
That reminds me, I should probably go dig some stuff and pick my tomatoes. We are supposed to get down to freezing this week. I'll be out of town so I can't just cover it up.
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schoolhouse_gw
12 years ago
I planted a butterfly bush this past weekend, a friend dug an extra she had in her garden; was going to transplant some young hollyhocks but thought better of it and will wait until Spring. Suppose to get down to 43 Thursday night. If I feel ambitious today I'll trim English Ivy.

Made and mailed a Halloween card for a friend this morning and just heard the mailman picking it up. I do plan to make a pot of pea soup with smoked sausage today and freeze portions. In fact, I will start that right now.
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Hello everyone and thanks for your compliments. I had to bring the plants inside last night. It was 36 degrees when I went to bed and awoke to temps of 30 degrees and a pretty good layer of frost on my windshield this morning. We get decent temperatures for a few days at a time and then a single night of frost. It's been that way for the past month. We even had temps in the eighties one day last week. I need to check the forecast for tonight.....not sure if I can leave the plants out tonight. I'm thinking about taking Friday off from work so I can get a head start on setting things up. Still have too much to do before planting. Jay
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patti43
12 years ago
It seems too soon for a freeze, but I do remember having snow on the ground on my birthday a few times. It's supposed to be 84 today and our nights have been almost too chilly. Good thing, since our air conditioner went out and the part isn't in yet. Good news, the part's under warranty. Bad news is for the 3 "visits" the labor is over $100 an hour.

I'm waiting for my sis Sara to get here. She spends her summers at her lake house in Indiana and her winters at her condo in Ft. Myers Beach. Poor dear!! :-) I can't wait to see her--it's been a year already.

I love having company. My house gets a good cleaning then. Dinner is simple: ribeye steaks, caprese salad and crusty bread dipped in olive oil with herbs. Dessert is cannolis dipped in chocolate from Publix.

Hope you are all having a wonderful day. Stay warm inside and out!
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phyllis__mn
12 years ago
Cold and windy here today; sun is shining and my leaves are all blowing into neighbor's yard. We've had some killing frosts so that is it for this year.
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kayjones
12 years ago
85 and sunny here in Paradise, aka NW Florida!
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jemdandy
12 years ago
The wind has been blowing for 3 days now. 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Temps at night 40 F with daytime high of 50 to 60. That wind really puts a bite in the weather. Our first freeze can't be far off. This is the month when on the average we see our first snow. It may be just a bit in the air to a trace on the ground. A week ago, the squirrels were burying nuts everywhere. I've got little holes all over my backyard.

Over the past 2 days, the wind has trasfered my neighbor's leaves to my yard. I chopped those this afternoon with the lawnmower (with mulcher blade). Only 1/2 the leaves are down. I can expect another batch.
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nanny98
12 years ago
Here in Southern Oregon it is looking like freezing nights are on the way too. 39 last night and a fantastic 72 today and again tomorrow. (Carpet cleaning day...I am so excited...it has been years since i have had them done due to my inability to get around.....the PLUS to having DD living at home for awhile!) We are tired and will start to fill up the new greenhouse in the next few days. Goodbye to summer, as we also get ourselves ready for our 'snowbird' trip.
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michelle_phxaz
12 years ago
If I were a bettin' woman, I would have to say we will see no freeze here in Phoenix. I do miss the seasons though, but not the snow and ice.
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minnie_tx
12 years ago
I don't know about a freeze but we finally got rain in NE Texas last night Temp dropping to 52 supposed to get down to 42 tonight I love it.
wish it would rain some more
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