Re: unseasonable cold front

Well I have watered everything (pfffft on the watering ban) and covered some
things.  Got to go out and turn the water off to the soaker hose on the
shrub/tree line. Pat's out of town so went over and watered the new stuff
she planted Thursday evening.  Done everything I can do.  Praying for the
best, for all of us!  We had snow flurries a little while ago and more is
scheduled for tonight.  Snow in April.  Unheard of....


On 4/7/07, Bonnie Holmes <holmesbm@usit.net> wrote:
>
> 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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> > Heat Zone 10
> > Sunset Zone 25
> > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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