light frost predicted - Page 2

Tomaat · January 14, 2009

Ray, how lucky growing snow peas and so sunny 'n warm at this time ! I envy you !!!

Ruth_10 · January 14, 2009

Good, Wi-Sunflower answered the question about Brussel Sprouts and below freezing weather. Mine get damaged at about 10-15 F and killed in the low single digits (we have no snow cover to insulate). Cabbages and other brassicas, in my experience, are a little less hearty. I don't even try to pick BS until after a heavy frost or light freeze.

We will get down to around zero tonight and tomorrow night and I think that spells doom for the remainder of my fall garden.

Wi-sunflower · January 14, 2009

Many of the cole crops will take more cold than you might think, as long as it's just for over nite to about a day and then gets warmer. If it stays in the low 20s for several days straight, without getting back above freezing in between, that will kill them.

duajones · January 14, 2009

as it turned out we got no where near frost or freeze. And my blueberry bush is blooming like crazy and has for a few weeks or so, but hasnt set any fruit.

newatthiskat · January 15, 2009

Ray I might not be laughing when you fall in the fault but I will be trying to find your house and save your seeds!

OK I will help pull you out as well.

Kat

PaulF · January 15, 2009

We experienced a light frost here last night, too; -15F with a wind chill of -35F. And we are in a warm area compared to the frozen north of Mn, Wi and Mi.

rnewste · January 15, 2009

Hey Kat, This about sums it up! (Cold spell sets in on Monday)

Ray

Today
Jan 15

Sunny
74°
42°

Fri
Jan 16

Sunny
73°
43°

Sat
Jan 17

Sunny
72°
42°

Sun
Jan 18

Sunny
72°
45°

Mon
Jan 19

Sunny
69°
45°

newatthiskat · January 16, 2009

Jan 15

24°

Fri
Jan 16

Sunny
46°
33°

Sat
Jan 17

Mostly Sunny

61°
44°

Sun
Jan 18

Sunny
62°
37°

Mon
Jan 19

Sunny
61°
38°

Tue
Jan 20

Sunny
64°
37°

Wed
Jan 21

Sunny
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42°

Thu
Jan 22

Partly Cloudy
63°
43°

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Jan 23

Partly Cloudy
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35°

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Sunny
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THis about sums it up for me, meanie pants Ray. Although I know I am much better off than the people stuck in the negatives. I am used to hot and more hot
Kat

rnewste · January 16, 2009

Yep Kat,

This was intended as light-hearted humor, but I really do sympathize with the folks in the North-East who are having a rough time of it this week. Hopefully, it won't last too long for them.

Ray

amideutch · January 16, 2009

Over here across the pond I can't remember it being this cold in a long time. They are using Icebreakers on the inland waterways so the barges can make their coal deliveries to the power stations. At least we won't have much of a insect problem this year. Ami

jungseed · January 16, 2009

Look out east coast. It was -31f/-35c here when I came into work.

ContainerTed · January 16, 2009

It is 12 F on my screened-in porch this morning. This is not a good thing, Martha.

It had to be someone up there in Minnesota who fell asleep at their post and let this cold air overrun the border.

I'll probably set up a court-marshal as soon as we find the real perpetrator. Leaving your post is a serious offense.

rxkeith · January 16, 2009

my family is blaming us for this cold weather, claiming we brought it down with us when we moved from the U.P. this fall. people at work say its not usually like this. i dunno. at least we left behind most of the snow. 154 inches so far near houghton. blue skies, sunshine, and minus 6 to start the day in sandusky. made for an invigorating walk with the dog.

keith

roamwhereiwant2 · January 16, 2009

Brrrr. It's 12:54 and we finally warmed up to 27 degrees F. I realize this isn't comparable to temps below 0 or having to use icebreakers in the rivers to keep the channels open, but for Georgia, this is cold. My old dog was out to do his thing this morning and back in so fast I had to laugh.

Yvonne

January 14, 2009	#17
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	Good, Wi-Sunflower answered the question about Brussel Sprouts and below freezing weather. Mine get damaged at about 10-15 F and killed in the low single digits (we have no snow cover to insulate). Cabbages and other brassicas, in my experience, are a little less hearty. I don't even try to pick BS until after a heavy frost or light freeze. We will get down to around zero tonight and tomorrow night and I think that spells doom for the remainder of my fall garden. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

January 15, 2009	#20
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	Reply Ray I might not be laughing when you fall in the fault but I will be trying to find your house and save your seeds! OK I will help pull you out as well. Kat

January 15, 2009	#21
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,296	We experienced a light frost here last night, too; -15F with a wind chill of -35F. And we are in a warm area compared to the frozen north of Mn, Wi and Mi. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

January 16, 2009	#23
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	Jan 15 24° Fri Jan 16 Sunny 46° 33° Sat Jan 17 Mostly Sunny 61° 44° Sun Jan 18 Sunny 62° 37° Mon Jan 19 Sunny 61° 38° Tue Jan 20 Sunny 64° 37° Wed Jan 21 Sunny 62° 42° Thu Jan 22 Partly Cloudy 63° 43° Fri Jan 23 Partly Cloudy 57° 35° Sat Jan 24 Sunny 56° 37° THis about sums it up for me, meanie pants Ray. Although I know I am much better off than the people stuck in the negatives. I am used to hot and more hot Kat Last edited by newatthiskat; January 16, 2009 at 02:01 AM. Reason: bad pasting

January 16, 2009	#25
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Over here across the pond I can't remember it being this cold in a long time. They are using Icebreakers on the inland waterways so the barges can make their coal deliveries to the power stations. At least we won't have much of a insect problem this year. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

January 14, 2009	#16
Tomaat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 154	Ray, how lucky growing snow peas and so sunny 'n warm at this time ! I envy you !!!

January 14, 2009	#18
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	Many of the cole crops will take more cold than you might think, as long as it's just for over nite to about a day and then gets warmer. If it stays in the low 20s for several days straight, without getting back above freezing in between, that will kill them.

January 14, 2009	#19
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	as it turned out we got no where near frost or freeze. And my blueberry bush is blooming like crazy and has for a few weeks or so, but hasnt set any fruit.

January 15, 2009	#22
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	Hey Kat, This about sums it up! (Cold spell sets in on Monday) Ray Today Jan 15 Sunny 74° 42° Fri Jan 16 Sunny 73° 43° Sat Jan 17 Sunny 72° 42° Sun Jan 18 Sunny 72° 45° Mon Jan 19 Sunny 69° 45°

January 16, 2009	#26
jungseed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pardeeville, WI Posts: 318	Look out east coast. It was -31f/-35c here when I came into work.

January 16, 2009	#27
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	It is 12 F on my screened-in porch this morning. This is not a good thing, Martha. It had to be someone up there in Minnesota who fell asleep at their post and let this cold air overrun the border. I'll probably set up a court-marshal as soon as we find the real perpetrator. Leaving your post is a serious offense. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

January 16, 2009	#28
rxkeith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Back in da U.P. Posts: 1,848	my family is blaming us for this cold weather, claiming we brought it down with us when we moved from the U.P. this fall. people at work say its not usually like this. i dunno. at least we left behind most of the snow. 154 inches so far near houghton. blue skies, sunshine, and minus 6 to start the day in sandusky. made for an invigorating walk with the dog. keith

January 16, 2009	#29
roamwhereiwant2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lawrenceville, GA, 7b Posts: 130	Brrrr. It's 12:54 and we finally warmed up to 27 degrees F. I realize this isn't comparable to temps below 0 or having to use icebreakers in the rivers to keep the channels open, but for Georgia, this is cold. My old dog was out to do his thing this morning and back in so fast I had to laugh. Yvonne