Re: REF: program suggestions

On Nov 23, 2007, at 9:11 PM, El Hutchison wrote:

> Until this year, I would say yes.  We've only had about an inch of 
> snow that hasn't melted as yet.

That's an inch more than we have.

>   I'd sure feel better if it was 6" by now.

I'm not sure we ever had as much as 6" on the ground at one time all 
last winter.  If we did, it didn't happen until at least mid-Feb AFTER 
we had already had sub-zero temps for the first week or so of Feb with 
no snow cover at all.

>   Not sure if this is global warming or not, but for the last few 
> years, my iris have bloomed earlier and earlier and lasted longer and 
> longer.

Mine aren't blooming any earlier, though bloom season might be 
extending a bit later than usual.  Or it might just be that I have more 
late blooming cvs than I used to have.

>  I still want snow cover though, which is usually well over 1 ft by 
> now, at least in my garden.

We really need snow cover in our climate, but we often don't get it 
here in northern MN.  For some reason, they seem to get plenty of snow 
200 miles south in Minneapolis, and they always get good snow cover 100 
miles east in Duluth (lake effect), but we here in the mid-north are 
sometimes left barren during the coldest months of the year.

Laurie


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