Re: weather

Upright. Thanks.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Oct 26, 2005, at 11:54 AM, Pam Evans wrote:

> About 40 here this am. Cathy - your rosemary should be fine. Mine  
> survive as
> landscape plants and it occasionally gets down in the low teens  
> here. The
> prostrate kind is a little more cold sensitive than the upright,  
> which one
> are you talking about.
> P
>
>  On 10/26/05, james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> That's what it was outside when I got up this AM--57 degrees. Brrrr.
>>
>> On Oct 26, 2005, at 1:01 PM, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing
>> Center wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Ha! I still haven't turned my heat on Pam. Woke up to 57 degrees in
>>> the
>>> house today. A hot shower and hot coffee insulates me just fine. A
>>> sweatshirt is adequate coverage for now.
>>>
>>> Kitty
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
>>>
>>>> Buy a winter coat yet? It's cold here this morning, had to drag  
>>>> my old
>>>> faithful pea coat out and way too early I might add.
>>>>
>>>> On 10/25/05, Andrea Hodges <raider843@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have to say, this year fall is nice welcome to Illinois. The  
>>>>> colors
>>>>> here are absolutley stunning. It's very surreal for me at times
>>>>> because
>>>>> this is a totally new experience. Some of these trees look like  
>>>>> they
>>>>> are
>>>>> on fire.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I got my shop lights hung and all of my plants except the mums  
>>>>> moved
>>>>> into the basement as I expect it to frost any time now. I guess  
>>>>> the
>>>>> fall
>>>>> color here is better Auralie because after major dry weather for
>>>>> most of
>>>>> the summer the month of August was pretty rainy here according  
>>>>> to my
>>>>> sister. When I came to visit in September everything was really  
>>>>> green
>>>>> and pretty. She said it has been brown and dead looking for weeks
>>>>> prior.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm enjoying the cool weather, although it is taking some getting
>>>>> used
>>>>> to. I'm just glad I have my little basement full of plants so I  
>>>>> can
>>>>> go
>>>>> play with them during the winter!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> A
>>>>>
>>>>> Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
>>>>> After a summer of serious drought, we are having a fall of  
>>>>> excessive
>>>>> rainfall. I have said I would never complain of too much rain, but
>>>>> this is getting to be more than enough. At least I don't have to
>>>>> worry about trees and shrubs going into the fall without enough
>>>>> moisture.
>>>>> Fall color is finally developing, though not as bright as  
>>>>> usual. I'm
>>>>> sure that is the result of the drought summer. Many trees have  
>>>>> just
>>>>> turned brown. I don't quite know why it is so late. When my son  
>>>>> and
>>>>> his family visited from Colorado last year so he could show his
>>>>> western wife our beautiful fall colors, they were spectacular on
>>>>> Columbus day. This year at that date there were only occasional
>>>>> spots of color. Now, two weeks later, it is beginning to look  
>>>>> bright.
>>>>>
>>>>> We dodged a bullet on frost night-before-last. The temperature  
>>>>> in the
>>>>> morning was 34 degrees. I haven't managed to get my big plants in
>>>>> yet - thought I had a man coming to help, but he hasn't come yet.
>>>>> Now that it is raining, frost is not so immanent, but could happen
>>>>> any
>>>>> night. Oh well, it's time. I may lose a few big plants, but  
>>>>> maybe it
>>>>> is time to let them go, too.
>>>>> Auralie - NYZ5
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>>>>> Andrea H
>>>>> Petersburg, IL
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>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Pam Evans
>>>> Kemp TX
>>>> zone 8A
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>> Island Jim
>> Southwest Florida
>> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
>> Hardiness Zone 10
>> Heat Zone 10
>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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> Kemp TX
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