Where Are You and How is Your Weather?
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how are your plants faring if you have extreme weather?
Comments (11)I've lost a good deal of the poppies, blooms rot before they can open. The heat/humidity has done a number on what little I was able to plant. :( Calendula Off. Didn't even come up for me this yr. Was terribly bummed about that one. I was so looking forward to that! Ah well. The one surprise I did get was a few poppies turned out to be White ones. It was a butterfly or hummingbird mix I sprinkled in a cruddy spot. I hope the Lantana I planted comes back next yr. My day lilies that got transplanted from a neighbors yard bloomed even though the outer leaves withered. I'm currently waiting on the morning glories to bloom. My Fireworks Clem had one bloom that was unopened when I purchased it, it opened, so I was excited about that. :D Veggies I'm having to water every other day, just to keep them from wilting on me. Potted flowers, I have begonias doing pretty good. Looks like I have pods on the pinks and hopefully soon on the reds. I also have a few young maple trees(neighbor dug them up and gave them to me) Not sure what they are, but they are doing better now. Next year I will have far more things planted, winter sowing things and sowing things here shortly to get an earlier start on them. As well as putting things into the ground in the fall. I pray good blessings on each and every one of your gardens this year and next! ~Tina Marie...See MoreWhere do you get your weather forecast information?
Comments (15)At about 5:45 am every day, I go outside in my bathrobe and "check" the weather. Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning and I take my umbrella with me when I leave the house at 6:30. Red sky at night, nice sky in the morning, sailor's delight, no umbrella. If it's just a little brisk at 5:45, I wear a sweater or light jacket because it'll warm up by the time I come home and I'll be carrying whatever I've worn. If it's really cold, heavy coat and other gear - yes, I lived in the TC so I also know downright bitter cold. In the winter, I always wear some type of shoe/boot that can withstand snow. In my normal daily routine, as long as I don't get drenched with rain, I don't care too much about what the weather is. I have hairspray at work. If I'm going out of town for some number of days, I google the newspaper of my destination city and check what's going to be happening. Because there's not a darned thing I can do to affect the weather, I don't both too much about it....See MoreHow Is Your Weather?
Comments (31)"Mild" when using as a descriptor for weather means weather that seldom experiences extremes. And that describes much of the PNW. It is neither very cold in winter nor very warm in summer. Anything that is included in USDA hardiness zone 8 or above is considered a mild winter climate. Some people need to realize that California is not the center of the universe and not all things are measured according to CA standards....See MoreHow is Your Weather Where You Are?
Comments (18)It's 67° here now, which is a lot cooler than the 80s we had in the middle of the week. I won't go in the pool when the air temperature is below 72°, unless I have just been in the spa. We're still heating the pool to 87°, and so it feels reasonably warm, but I don't like to be cold when I get out. We've had no wind lately, and so that helps. Yesterday there was not a cloud in the sky, and so it was very pleasant while swimming on my back. Today there were a few clouds. We have 12,000' mountains just to the west of us, and so the sun sets behind them earlier than it would otherwise, and so it starts to get dark by 4:30 PM, which is depressing to me. It stays light a lot longer in Los Angeles because it is further west, and then the sun sets into the ocean instead of mountains. Forecast for tomorrow is 72° and sunny....See More
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