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Comments (12)The only thing predictable about the weather is that it will be UNPREDICTABLE! We've had no accumulation of snow yet at all. Just a dusting a couple of times that disappeared in hours. We have had tons of rain. So much so that we broke the annual precipitation record set in 1880 of 47.69 inches. We hit 47.70 on New Years Eve. Temps are constantly yo-yoing up and down too. The grass is still green out there and the ground has not frozen yet. We did get the wind yesterday and I lost a good size branch out of the maple tree. Now the temps are going to drop down into the teens for a couple of days but they're saying right back up to the mid to high 30s for later in the week. I'm glad I had all those extra bags of leaves from my neighbor and decided to use them to mulch ALL my roses instead of just the potted ones because Old Man Winter sure isn't giving us any protection!...See MoreCrazy weather/ happy hellebore
Comments (30)Yep, I am fairly confident that there will be more blooms to come. Mine tend to put out new bud growth for around 6 weeks - some of the earlier blooms will have fully swollen nectaries while new growth is still coming forth from the base...and most of the stray early starters have been single blooms so I am enjoying the show and looking forward to a second act. I had been rescuing seedlings from a variety of sources - friend's gardens mostly, and was astonished at the variety since I grow mostly species and just the common (and slightly dull) greyish pink orientalis. Apart from one cherished yellow, I paid little attention to the lenten roses but was astounded to see frilly doubles, deep slates and plums, a couple of pure white (not niger), gloriously vivid lime green and a beautiful bright red...obviously scrounged from gardeners who are happier to splash the cash than this tightwad cheapskate (who has paid money only once in a couple of decades...for the aforementioned yellow).....See MoreCrazy Weather!
Comments (20)Have had triple digit heat index for past several days... could go into tomorrow or Tuesday. Yesterday, seemed like every 15 minutes of so, that sever t-storm warning was blaring on the TV. The high winds, quarter-sized hail, roof/tree damage... luckily didn't materialize though it di get really dark a few times. I like summer but frankly, ready for fall. With no $$ to speak of, what good is 8-10 weeks of no work anyway. I was ready for school to start back up again after the 4th....See MoreCrazy Weather
Comments (6)Except for one night when it got below 10 degrees, we've had almost nothing you could call winter. Yesterday it was near 70 and I was outside in a T-shirt. (When I moved to this area in the 70s we were a straight zone 5A). Night time temps are often near 50. The snow drops have been in bloom for weeks, the "March" blooming hellebores have buds about to open. Buds are swelling on shrubs. Last winter was also quite warm through December, then some snow and cold in Jan and Feb. March was exceedingly warm--temps approaching 80 and plants went nuts. Then a real cold night in April pretty much knocked the living daylights out of the blueberries and other fruit, and the bloom off hellebores and epimediums. I didn't think anything could set those two back. Anyone who denies climate change must be spending their life in heated and air conditioned environments. It's perfectly clear to anyone who spends time outside that the climate has gone berserk....See Moreplantkiller_il_5
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