RE: weather

That's encouraging. Mine do have that freeze-dried look, but I have seen
a lot of them around here that don't look bad, so I wasn't optimistic.
If it comes back, that will be great, and if it doesn't maybe I'll go
knocking on doors and see if I can't beg a piece. Just has to be the
spineless kind.  


Cyndi

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Judy Browning
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:56 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] weather

I think the cacti here are opuntia. Mine looked dead after we went from
70s to -10F overnight one fall. Everything was flat dessicated, looked
like a total loss, but it came back. Lost about half its bulk, but I was
surprized how much of the part that looked freeze-dried, survived.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT" <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 12:21 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] weather


> It got seriously cold. They are saying almost all the citrus crop - 
> oranges, tangerines, lemons etc - is ruined. The avocados are gone 
> (and we were just talking about those). Strawberries are gone. I think

> there was also a lot of damage to things like lettuce and other
greens.
> According to the papers the trees will be okay.
> I don't expect a lot of plant damage at my house but I haven't gone 
> out to take inventory yet. I would not be surprised if my big opuntia 
> cactus is dead, it wasn't looking happy before all this. But we'll see

> about everything else. I was wondering about all the rosemary but the 
> biggest bushes look fine (so far); the prostrate rosemary will likely 
> need to be trimmed back.
>
> Cyndi
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
> Behalf Of Donna
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:18 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] weather
>
> just how cold did it get in 'crop' country?... what crop are we 
> talking about since Calif has a few that I can think of...
>
> And while we are talking
> California... anyone heard from David recently?  I sure hope his 
> greenhouses have the option to turn on heat...
>
> Pam did you stay home? Looks like you are getting hit again.....
>
> Yesterday was the first snow fall of the year for me and heard 
> something about the first time winter season with 44 days of no snow 
> or somekinda record we set.  Interesting year to say the least- wonder

> how many plants I am going to loose over this.  We have had plenty of 
> rain, as they also claimed we would have had feet of snow if it was in

> that state....
> Donna- where it is getting cold ... 13 for a low tonight, which really

> isn't bad for here....
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: james singer
> <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16,
> 2007 12:06:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] weather
>
>
> Interesting--I though those
> prototype smog machines had gone away. If they only lose the crop, the

> crop-insurance cavalry will ride to their rescue; but if they lose the

> trees, too, man that's a whole different thing.
>
> On Jan 16, 2007, at 12:38 PM,
> Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
>
>> According to the paper, the growers
> were frantically pulling out their
>> smudge pots on Thursday and Friday. They
> also ran the wind machines and
>> turned on the sprinklers. To little avail,
> apparently, since the damage
>> is already estimated in the billions.
>>
>> Cyndi
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
> [o*@hort.net] On
>> Behalf Of james singer
>> Sent:
> Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:18 AM
>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Subject: Re:
> [CHAT] weather
>>
>> They did indeed. The nursery where I worked here still uses
> smudge pots
>> when frost is threatened. Think California did away with the
> pots some
>> years ago, though. Last time I was in the groves out there in
> winter,
>> they all seemed to be using overhead sprinklers.
>>
>> On Jan 15,
> 2007, at 8:35 PM, Pam Evans wrote:
>>
>>> No kidding.  I seem to remember many
> years ago they used to burn
>>> smudge pots
>>> in the citrus orchards?   Is
> that right or am I hallucinating again?
>>> :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/15/07, james
> singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Would likely be tarred and
> feathered in California for even
>>>> suggesting burning tires.
>>>>
>>>> On Jan
> 15, 2007, at 5:09 PM, Cersgarden@aol.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In a message dated
> 1/15/07 4:02:43 PM, islandjim1@verizon.net
>> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Just
> kidding, Ceres.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You got me, Jim!
>>>>>      Ceres
>>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>> Hardiness Zone 10
>>>> Heat Zone 10
>>>> Sunset Zone 25
>>>>
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>>>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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