Here
in Southern Ontario we have had a mild dry winter. Only had to shovel
twice (tractor needs a doctor) and not too much even then,
So warmer then usual and very little snow cover. Ground temperatures
(5-6" below ground)Â has been much colder then usual because of no snow
cover. Even so, we still have snow cover even after several days of
temp in 1-14C (48-60F).
Will not know how plants haave surrived winter for some time yet.
Global warming results in strange weather patterns, not universalÂ
warming in all climate areas. So we can all more strange wether
patterns.
Chuck Chapman
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Thanks to each of you who has
responded. It's instructive to learn what is happening around the
country. And, as Janet points out, our iris is a hardy critter. --Â
Griff
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Coarsegold, 3000 foot elevation had 2 inches of snow Monday
night, 2 more last night and COLD!
Can not even imagine (being a Californian) 2 feet for
days.ÂÂ Great thing about Irises, they don't care.
Years ago an old house near us was used for the fire
department training. Irises were never removed and they practice
burned the house down. Days later I rescued the irises and they boomed
that spring.
Out of the dismal will be lovely flowers to enjoy. Glad you
are okay.
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Janet
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had some snow flakes here this
morning Griff....but nothing like that. we are having one of the
coldest early springs on record. so much for "global warming"
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One of our group, in a
separate correspondence, asked how things are going in my iris world.Â
The answer is that we have had a record cold winter here, with two
2-foot snow falls. The first brought two of my neighbor's 45-50-ft
tall Leland cypresses down on my house and iris beds. The second
brought down five more. (You can see some of the remaining trees
standing behind my house in the second photo.)Â While the worst damage
to the house appears to be a broken window and some eaves knocked
loose, a tool shed also collapsed, along with a broken fence, a
semi-destroyed pretty dogwood,Âand the extent of damage toÂindividual
plantsÂas yet unknown. Oil lamps, candelabras and the fireplace saved
the day when power went out. (Remember that when you hear the greenies
inveigh against fireplaces.)Â A young neighbor went up on the roof and
removed the heavy snow from my chimney cap, so the flu would operate.Â
My son and a daughter each live about an hour's drive away (when the
roads are clear). It took Nate 3 days, working with a snow blower, to
clear his long driveway. Laura and her husband,Âat the end of a tiny
side street,Âwere marooned in their home for 8 days. On the morning of
the eighth, her drive finally having been cleared the evening before,
Laura headed for work, only to find that a snow plow had buried the
entrance to their street.ÂÂ
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As for the irises as a whole,
the long deprivation of sunlight and prolonged freezing temperatures
has had a significant retarding effect. In an ordinary year, I would
by now have the plants groomed, fed and sprayed, and be looking forward
to the MDBs popping out in a couple of weeks. This year, the plants as
yet show no sign of new growth, hence are not yet able to be groomed.
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To give you an idea of
howÂabnormalÂthings are, I've attached, besides a couple of snow-buried
bedsÂand downed-trees shots, a photo of markers sunk into the soil to
their labels by the weight of the (finally melted) snow. These are 15"
rose markers, which usually stand 9 or 10 inches tall. In an ordinary
freeze-thaw- freeze-thaw winter here, the problem would be markers out
of the ground and toppled over, but this time, it's the reverse. So,
it's going to be an interesting spring. -- GriffÂÂÂÂ
