HOW IS THE WEATHER ... 2016 - Part I
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2016 Springbank - London, ON - plant swap, part one
Comments (176)Update on May 6th: Offer list: No trade requested. Hosta, green with with edging, very common type Daylily 'Sammy Russell' (great thanks to Signet). blooming little later than old Ditch orange lily, similar high, reserved by Dinie Lily of the valley, reserved by Serendipity helianthus tuberosus, either tubers or plants Trade list: Oriental Lily bulbs, 6 varieties available, 1 bulb per trade Lilium “Acapulco”, 1 bulb, reserved by Ross Lilium “Casablanca”, 2 bulbs, one reserved by Flowergirl, one remain Lilium “Stargazer”, 2 bulbs, one reserved by Flowergirl, one remain Lilium “Sorbonne", 2 bulbs, reserved by Ross and Flowergirl Lilium “Tom Pouce”, 1 bulb, reserved by Flowergirl Lilium “Muscadet”, 1 bulb, reserved by Flowergirl Tulip bulbs, 3 varieties available, 3 bulbs per trade (left from last fall planting, storage in cold room whole winter) 'Pays-Bas', 6 bulbs, 3 reserved by Flowergirl, 3 remain 'Mount Tacoma', 6 bulbs, reserved by Flowergirl and Ross 'Aveyron', 3 bulbs, reserved by Flowergirl Iris: 'Victoria Falls', 10+ available, 1 rthzorne per trade, 5 reserved by Blueiris, 5 reserved by Mauritiana, few tiny pieces left Dwarf bearded 'baby brown eyes', (picture available) limited to 1 trade, reserved by Serendipity Pixie Dwarf Lily: Red, small bulbs, 2 available Colchium: autumnale, 2 or 3 bulbs per pot depend on size, 2 pots reserved by Blueiris, 2 pots reserved by Dinie Hostas: Honeybells August Moon, reserved by Dinie Fire and Ice, reserved by Dinie Bleeding Heart, pink Daylilies: Stella De Oro Tall bearded, flower is slitily larger than orange ditch, yellow with red centre (picture available), 2 small size clumps available Looking for: Pixie Dwarf Lily in any colour except red Gaint Hostas, any tall and huge leaf varieties Irises, any except yellow water Iris Columbines, any varieties since I have no left even those I received from last year trade due to husband's 'mistake' Phlox except pink Echinacea, such as 'Pink Poodle', 'Pink Double Delight', 'Secret Lust' Daylilies, prefer any varieties which blooming within 2 feet high Dwarf Bee-balm...See More4/26/2016 Severe Weather Check-In Thread
Comments (35)I have heard from Macmex and they are fine and had minimal damage. Still wondering about Mulberryknob. The only thing this has to do with gardening is the fact that it involves seeds, but it was kind of funny. A few years ago George shared some hot pepper seeds with me and I plant them almost every year because Al likes for me to dry them and grind them into flakes and he sprinkles them on his food but a bottle will last him a long time. Last year in late Fall I picked several branches of these little bright red peppers and just stuck them in a glass to dry. Al still had pepper flakes so I just never got around to grinding that bunch and thought I would probably just keep them for seeds. This weekend George sent me a message and asked me if I had some of those pepper seeds because his didn't germinate this year. I didn't see the msg until yesterday, but as soon as I saw it, I cut the stems off of some peppers and stuck them down in a little plastic jewelry size bag, and put that bag inside a bubble wrap type mailer and took it to the post office. It was super light, and the envelope probably weighed more than the contents but it puffed up a little because the seeds were whole and the plastic bag probably had a little air in it. I had to wait in line for awhile, and when I gave the lady the package to weigh, she said, "That will be $2.45." I gave her a questioning look and said, "Really?" She said, "If you can make it thinner, it won't cost as much". Without a pause, I made a fist, reached across the counter to the envelope and gave it three quick hits with the side of my folded fist. She pulled back a little and gave a little giggle, and said, "That will be 94 cents". The woman at the counter beside me laughed and said, "That would make a good commercial". It was not my intent to entertain the Post Office patrons, but it seems I did. George said he received the package today, but I didn't ask him if the pods remained in the plastic bag, or if I blew them all out into the inside of the mailing envelope. I have now been educated by USPS and realize that although you are light weight, it will still cost more if you look fat. LOL...See MoreThis Week's Weather/May 23, 2016
Comments (20)Bon, I was thinking of y'all when the first (and, later, the second) tornado warning came out for Payne County and was hoping everyone was in a safe place. I'm glad you all are okay, but I think Bill and his truck have had enough excitement for one day. Sirens are odd things. It is surprising to me how often they are not sounded, or how they are sounded for hail but then inexplicably don't go off for tornadoes. The time to have mechanical problems is NOT when a tornado is bearing down on a town. And, of course, every now and then a tornado materializes so quickly that the folks closest to it don't get a warning....or, by the time they do, they're already in the shelter, the cellar or hiding in the bathroom or an interior closet. We are too far to hear our local siren (it is at the fire station and we have to send a human being to the station to manually turn it on, anyhow), but we have a NOAA Weather Radio upstairs and another one downstairs, and phone apps....and fire pager radios. If a tornado is ever going to sneak up on us, it will have to materialize right above our house out of thin air. Amy, I hope those storms head where they're supposed to, and miss you, but I feel bad for everyone in the path. Y'all just have to laugh with me. Chris came home from work this morning bound and determined to go storm chasing and I was not happy. Off he headed towards NW OK where he expected, after careful study, that the tornadoes were most likely to pop up. He was delighted to find himself in Woodward with a bunch of storm chasers, and with the guys from The Weather Channel. And, I have been delighted to see nothing popping up near him so far. I have kept him posted on the NE OK storms, and I am pretty sure he's sorry he's on the wrong side of the state. I'm not sorry, and they may yet get something to chase in NW OK, but if they don't, that's fine with me. Everybody stay safe and remember that Thursday-Friday look potentially dangerous as well. Dawn...See MoreJuly 2016 Blooms - part 1
Comments (13)Thank you Ingida & Beth. Beth, I got two of my Stranger roses from Burlington and I think she sent me very healthy plants and gave them a good start. Great lady! Is your Strawberry Hill own root? I bought mine from Regan which grafted on Dr Huey. I heard that Austin own root will take a lot of time to be amazing (especially climbers), but I haven't been able to verify it yet since I don't have any own root Austin. I just moved my root bounded Strawberry Hill from a 5-gallon and plant it in the ground next to the fence so I can train them horizontally. I think it will be beautiful when the training is done. Helen...See MoreSeysonn_ 8a-NC/HZ-7
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Pumpkin (zone 10A)
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years ago'Life threatening' cold hits central, East
> "Wind chill warnings — including possible
"life-threatening" temperatures — were in effect
Saturday for a large part of the Northeast and New England, with readings
as low as 30 below zero expected in some parts of upstate New York.Actual
temperatures will hit highs in the single digits and teens, and fall to subzero
lows across much of Upstate New York and New England, the NWS says."Currently 9’ F. Lowest tonight… 2’ F. Holy Moly !
Upstate New York: Indian Lake, NY… - 19’ F !!! Huh ?
reelcharacter
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8 years agodaniel_nyc
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoWhile the summer here in New York area will be... WEIRD, for some unknown reason, I predict we'll have here in July / August: 110-115' F.
According to the forecast, spring is coming soon.
User
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8 years agoHere is a pic of one of my tomatoes, Ananas Noir, it has a few flowers coming out on it so I need to pinch those off. Weather report says it will be in the high 70's today...
lartomato
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8 years agoAll kinds of colors...
Currently 35' F, highest today Tuesday... 55' F !SAY WHAT ???
On February 16 ?
aniajs
8 years agoSo Tuesday we had a high of 70F, one degree less than our record high. I walked around in a T-shirt. Then this morning I woke up to this:
So not quite tomato weather yet. Can complain too much; we're actually on track for an average year in terms of winter snow pack, although the final, allocation-determining snow survey won't happen for another month. People are so happy, which is a little disturbing because it shows just how rare it's becoming for us to have even an average year instead of a dry one.lartomato
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Inder Dhada
8 years agodaniel_nyc
8 years agoCurrently, the incredible temperature bellow - and it's only 7 am !
Yep, it's still FEBRUARY !
lartomato
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoClimate Model Predicts West Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Melt Rapidly
> "For half a century, climate scientists have seen the West Antarctic ice sheet, a remnant of the last ice age, as a sword of Damocles hanging over human civilization.
The
great ice sheet, larger than Mexico, is thought to be potentially
vulnerable to disintegration from a relatively small amount of global warming,
and capable of raising the sea level by 12 feet or more should it break
up. But researchers long assumed the worst effects would take hundreds —
if not thousands — of years to occur.Now, new research suggests the disaster scenario could play out much sooner."
maxjohnson
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centexan254 zone 8 Temple, Tx
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Chris (6a NY)
8 years agoaniajs
8 years agoWe got a foot of snow on Monday. But this weekend highs are supposed to go up to 70F. Night lows are still quite cold. The last week of temps:
Seysonn_ 8a-NC/HZ-7
8 years agoGet ready a warmer summer !
Good news for the Northerners but not so good news for the southerners.
For us in the PNW, with normally cool summers, this is especially good news.And more so for those of us who grow tomatoes.
But a closer look shows very good news for the folks down in south Texas with below average temperature. Well, what is the average and how much below that, is the question.
Sey
daniel_nyc
8 years agolast modified: 8 years ago- Dust storm, Texas panhandle, 5 miles south of Texhoma, OK (You Tube video clip)
- Texas Panhandle dust storm looks like a massive tsunami
> A massive dust storm almost 100-miles-wide swept over the Texas Panhandle Tuesday night.
Forecaster
Nicholas Fenner told AP the storm flung dust 2,000 feet into the
air before dissipating. A cold front with high-speed winds picked up
dirt in Colorado and Kansas and spread it around the panhandle area, AP reported.
Nitsua
8 years agoNitsua
8 years agoAfter a fairly miserable first half of April, the second half is looking outstanding. Suddenly, I'm in harden off mode.
Seysonn_ 8a-NC/HZ-7
8 years agoSeysonn_ 8a-NC/HZ-7
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoAmmmazing !
Actually today we hit 70F.
This is like June weather. I have planted out 80%. I started on Apri 5th. Now some of my tomato plants are almost 14" tall and growing buds.
Ammazing !
Sey
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