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I'm Getting Nervous

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the citrus is fine.  Temps weren’t low enough for long enough.  Small doses of cold weather make the oranges sweeter.   Besides, most of the citrus industry moved south after the killing freezes during the 80’s – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – .  Well, we had a freeze, and another, and another. Wow, Tom!  I knew you guys had been getting some unusually cold weather (in recent history, anyways), but had no idea it had been so devastating to the flora/fauna.  So can we expect to be paying double the price for our oranges up here in the North? Teresa Central Lower Michigan Z5

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For us in zone 4 the howling snowstorm is to late. The ground has been uncovered and too warm for too long for a lot of things. I have stopped wondering how well some stuff has faired and started thinking about what would grow well in that space. * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet’s Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet – Free!

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For us in zone 4 the howling snowstorm is to late. The ground has been uncovered and too warm for too long for a lot of things. I have stopped wondering how well some stuff has faired and started thinking about what would grow well in that space.

Hi :  I’ve benn reading about the weird winter, it’s that way where in Idaho tooo.  oNly had 2 snow stroms we had to shovel the walk.  Most of my poppies are doing fine,but dry..had to start the hose dargging last week. There goes the water bill, oh well.  Be glad when they turn the water in the canals, we use gravity irrigation.  I’ with you we need a good rain stom. Kathy N. Native Idahoan zone 5 * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet’s Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet – Free!

For as much as you think, Therefore so shall you be.

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We are getting your winter here in "normally mild" Maryland.   16 inches plus 7 inches slowly melting now after almost 2 weeks. We’ll probably all be having Tornados far to close. Rick – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I know this sounds crazy, but I’m getting nervous.  I don’t know if this has been the mildest winter on record, but I’ve never seen a winter like this one.  It’s been way, way, way too nice. It’s clear and bright and approximately 50 degrees outside.  Althought it’s been dropping below 32 every night, it’s usually warmed up by 10:00. Moisture is about 1/2 of normal.  I suspect that if I fired up the tiller, I could work the garden. We’ve had exactly one snowstorm, and that barely covered the ground.  It is dry and warm, and that is just NOT right for eastern Kansas.  Today, I actually detected some buds on the redbud trees.  That means the apple trees aren’t far behind.  If they bud out this early, you can kiss the apple crop goodby.  They’re bound to get frozen out later. Like I said, I know it sounds crazy, but I’m getting apprehensive about this year.  If this keeps up, it’ll be a miserable summer and the garden will be burnt out by July. And if one more weathercaster says, "Tomorrow will be a wonderful day, without a cloud in sight,"  I think I’ll strangle him/her/it.  Believe it or not, I’d dance for a howling snowstorm with about a foot of snow.  I’m hoping it rains every other day in March. James….

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.  Well, we had a freeze, and another, and another. Wow, Tom!  I knew you guys had been getting some unusually cold weather (in recent history, anyways), but had no idea it had been so devastating to the flora/fauna.  So can we expect to be paying double the price for our oranges up here in the North? Teresa Central Lower Michigan Z5

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The farmer’s almanac has a very good track recored for weather prediction and according to them our area is supposed to get some very wintry weather at the end of February.  (We are in the PNW) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I know this sounds crazy, but I’m getting nervous.  I don’t know if this has been the mildest winter on record, but I’ve never seen a winter like this one.  It’s been way, way, way too nice. It’s clear and bright and approximately 50 degrees outside.  Althought it’s been dropping below 32 every night, it’s usually warmed up by 10:00. Moisture is about 1/2 of normal.  I suspect that if I fired up the tiller, I could work the garden. We’ve had exactly one snowstorm, and that barely covered the ground.  It is dry and warm, and that is just NOT right for eastern Kansas.  Today, I actually detected some buds on the redbud trees.  That means the apple trees aren’t far behind.  If they bud out this early, you can kiss the apple crop goodby.  They’re bound to get frozen out later. Like I said, I know it sounds crazy, but I’m getting apprehensive about this year.  If this keeps up, it’ll be a miserable summer and the garden will be burnt out by July. And if one more weathercaster says, "Tomorrow will be a wonderful day, without a cloud in sight,"  I think I’ll strangle him/her/it.  Believe it or not, I’d dance for a howling snowstorm with about a foot of snow.  I’m hoping it rains every other day in March. James….

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If it makes you feel any better, I’m grinning from ear to ear!  In Central Florida, we haven’t had a killing freeze since 1989.  Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have moved here expecting a tropical paradise and planting one in their yard.  Well, we had a freeze, and another, and another.  Hibiscus gone, tropical palms gone, exotics which should be in Miami gone.  I had a lady ask me what was wrong with her coconut palm trees.  I told her that they were planted 120 miles to far North, and now they are dead. Just because Home depot sells it in the garden center, doesn’t mean it is supposed to grow here.  Don’t worry, winter isn’t over yet.  There is always more cold weather in late Feb. and March. And yes, I am freezing to death! Tom – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I know this sounds crazy, but I’m getting nervous.  I don’t know if this has been the mildest winter on record, but I’ve never seen a winter like this one.  It’s been way, way, way too nice. It’s clear and bright and approximately 50 degrees outside.  Althought it’s been dropping below 32 every night, it’s usually warmed up by 10:00. Moisture is about 1/2 of normal.  I suspect that if I fired up the tiller, I could work the garden. We’ve had exactly one snowstorm, and that barely covered the ground.  It is dry and warm, and that is just NOT right for eastern Kansas.  Today, I actually detected some buds on the redbud trees.  That means the apple trees aren’t far behind.  If they bud out this early, you can kiss the apple crop goodby.  They’re bound to get frozen out later. Like I said, I know it sounds crazy, but I’m getting apprehensive about this year.  If this keeps up, it’ll be a miserable summer and the garden will be burnt out by July. And if one more weathercaster says, "Tomorrow will be a wonderful day, without a cloud in sight,"  I think I’ll strangle him/her/it.  Believe it or not, I’d dance for a howling snowstorm with about a foot of snow.  I’m hoping it rains every other day in March. James….

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Yeah – alot of people don’t seem to understand that there are *reasons* for unpleasant weather like snowstorms and rain and such – I’m hoping for one more decent snowstorm here in central Ill, and hoping it stays cold and dreary a few more weeks, at least.  I just know my snow bulbs are going to pop up too early.  And my poppies look the worst they ever have – they don’t look dormant, they look dead.  They never did get the "sleep" signal in the fall, and were trying to grow some more when that first freeze finally hit. Then with no snow cover, it has been very hard keeping the area they are in from drying out. Hawk – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – And if one more weathercaster says, "Tomorrow will be a wonderful day, without a cloud in sight,"  I think I’ll strangle him/her/it.  Believe it or not, I’d dance for a howling snowstorm with about a foot of snow.  I’m hoping it rains every other day in March. James….

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Jim, The same thing is happening here in metro-phoenix.  This year we broke our record of days without rain.  It was something like 175 days.  We had one rain that stopped the record from extending even farther beyond the old record.  Just barely, there were enough sprinkles to make the dirt show on the car.  We usually get great winter rains here.  We have had absolutely no rain, what-so-ever. My Purple Orchid Tree is getting ready to bloom, and it never blooms before May.  This is the strangest winter I have ever seen.  So are we blaming La Nina for this one? Alan – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I know this sounds crazy, but I’m getting nervous.  I don’t know if this has been the mildest winter on record, but I’ve never seen a winter like this one.  It’s been way, way, way too nice. It’s clear and bright and approximately 50 degrees outside.  Althought it’s been dropping below 32 every night, it’s usually warmed up by 10:00. Moisture is about 1/2 of normal.  I suspect that if I fired up the tiller, I could work the garden. We’ve had exactly one snowstorm, and that barely covered the ground.  It is dry and warm, and that is just NOT right for eastern Kansas.  Today, I actually detected some buds on the redbud trees.  That means the apple trees aren’t far behind.  If they bud out this early, you can kiss the apple crop goodby.  They’re bound to get frozen out later. Like I said, I know it sounds crazy, but I’m getting apprehensive about this year.  If this keeps up, it’ll be a miserable summer and the garden will be burnt out by July. And if one more weathercaster says, "Tomorrow will be a wonderful day, without a cloud in sight,"  I think I’ll strangle him/her/it.  Believe it or not, I’d dance for a howling snowstorm with about a foot of snow.  I’m hoping it rains every other day in March. James….

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I know this sounds crazy, but I’m getting nervous.  I don’t know if this has been the mildest winter on record, but I’ve never seen a winter like this one.  It’s been way, way, way too nice. It’s clear and bright and approximately 50 degrees outside.  Althought it’s been dropping below 32 every night, it’s usually warmed up by 10:00. Moisture is about 1/2 of normal.  I suspect that if I fired up the tiller, I could work the garden. We’ve had exactly one snowstorm, and that barely covered the ground.  It is dry and warm, and that is just NOT right for eastern Kansas.  Today, I actually detected some buds on the redbud trees.  That means the apple trees aren’t far behind.  If they bud out this early, you can kiss the apple crop goodby.  They’re bound to get frozen out later. Like I said, I know it sounds crazy, but I’m getting apprehensive about this year.  If this keeps up, it’ll be a miserable summer and the garden will be burnt out by July. And if one more weathercaster says, "Tomorrow will be a wonderful day, without a cloud in sight,"  I think I’ll strangle him/her/it.  Believe it or not, I’d dance for a howling snowstorm with about a foot of snow.  I’m hoping it rains every other day in March. James….

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