Re: unseasonable cold front

We are definitely having "dogwood winter".  It is supposed to be in the low
20's tonight.  Thank goodness I didn't plant my summer veggie garden yet. 
Hard to deal with the weather going from the high 70s and 80s to the 50s
and 30s and 20s.

Bonnie Zone 7/7 ETN
Remember:  The River Raisin, The Alamo, The Maine, Pearl Harbor, 9/11


> [Original Message]
> From: james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 4/6/2007 10:55:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] unseasonable cold front
>
> It's been a roller coaster here, too, though nowhere near what you 
> folks are experiencing. Our mangos are blooming for the second time, 
> the avocado has had one long bloom period [at least two months], and 
> only half the loquats ripened. At the same time, we've got orchids 
> blooming in three trees. And all the begonias are still in full bloom.
>
> On Apr 6, 2007, at 10:22 AM, Pam Evans wrote:
>
> > this is horrible, does this happen in the Midwest every year?
> >
> > On 4/6/07, Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> 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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> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp TX
> > zone 8A
> >
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> Island Jim
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> 27.1 N, 82.4 W
> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Sunset Zone 25
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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