Re: unseasonable cold front

they just said rain and snow showers.  Not 100% chance either.
Nothing hardy will be harmed by that.  Just planted some tri-color sage,
fennel and English lavender.  No problem there.  Remember our ground never
freezes and the weather will be back to normal Monday.  But the peppers are
staying in until Monday afternoon.


On 4/6/07, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> what?.... if you are expecting snow Pam- why are you planting anything?
> Up here anything not well established would be killed off....hum
>
>
> Donna
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Friday, April 6, 2007 11:08:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] unseasonable cold front
>
>
> Well just got back from the nursery.  Will plant everything except my
> peppers.  Will wait until Monday when the temps are back to normal to do
> that.  The Blue Daze aren't available yet, probably next week.  This is
> crazy.
>
> On 4/6/07, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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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> Kemp TX
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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