RE: unseasonable cold front

We've had odd weather here too but not unwelcome. Cloudy all week, a
little humid, and quite warm, not particuarly windy. For spring in the
high desert, that's weird - it ought to be cold and blowing hard. Can't
say I miss the wind or the cold. We went to the opening game for the
local baseball team last night and didn't need our parkas, gloves or
blanket!
I have one day this weekend to get work done in the veggie garden and
then Sunday will be with my sister & her family. I put the tomatoes and
eggplant out to harden off but I'm leaving the peppers inside for a
while longer. I should be able to get everything but the peppers either
transplanted or seeded, if I don't get distracted by all the other
million things that need to be done. 
Los Angeles Times this morning has an article about a study published in
Science journal that predicts a permanent drought in the Southwest by
2050, and says it looks like we are in the beginning of it now. Great. 

Cyndi


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Cathy Carpenter
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 7:17 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] unseasonable cold front

It has been below freezing every night here for the past 3 days and
forecast is for at least another 3 nights. Tonight it is supposed to get
to 18, setting a new record for the date. Unfortunately, the previous
warm weather fooled many plants into breaking dormancy. Many woodies
have new leaves that will probably be toast. I have a couple of young
shrubs planted last fall that may not be well enough established to
re-leaf. Depressing.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Apr 5, 2007, at 9:20 PM, Pam Evans wrote:

> What is w/ this weather?   I've been wearing shorts every evening  
> this week
> until tonight and now I look at the forecast and we are supposed to 
> get rain and snow showers Saturday night??  In April?  Snow showers?  
> What the
> heck?   I checked the weather for Claremore and it says it's 33  
> degrees
> there now?  It's in the 50's here but fixin' to drop tonight.  I don't

> get this at all.  Thank goodness I hadn't put the heaters up yet or 
> reversed the ceiling fans.
>
> -- 
> Pam Evans
> Kemp TX
> zone 8A
>
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