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dokutaaguriin · August 21, 2015

I thought last year's snow over the September 8-10 weekend was quite the shock to my grow plans BUT this year takes the cake. Snow was falling west of me! Frost warning is in effect for tonight. Summer is over.......I hope not as I still have tomatoes to ripen up outdoors!!!!!

Jeff

peebee · August 21, 2015

I can't believe the drop in temps between daytime and night, that is crazy!

I don't think I could survive in a place where the summers are so short. Hope your tomatoes can be saved!

taboule · August 21, 2015

Amazing, you have guts to live there.

RJGlew · August 21, 2015

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Originally Posted by dokutaaguriin

...Snow was falling west of me! Frost warning is in effect for tonight. Summer is over.......I hope not as I still have tomatoes to ripen up outdoors!!!!!

Jeff

Snow was falling here this afternoon & we were at 37 degrees. Hope my plants makes it past this one.

JamesL · August 21, 2015

Wow, good luck tonight!

Gardeneer · August 21, 2015

GAWD, I though our weather here in Northern PNW is nasty.
I feel for you. Gotta find a way to fight. A decent greenhouse should do but then it requires investment . Another option is a high tunnel that can extend your season from both ends, about ONE month from each end.

Gardeneer

dokutaaguriin · August 21, 2015

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Originally Posted by peebee

I can't believe the drop in temps between daytime and night, that is crazy!

I don't think I could survive in a place where the summers are so short. Hope your tomatoes can be saved!

Here is a sample of the temperature swings we experienced last week from a record high on Thursday to cold on Saturday- 40 degrees. Later on Monday it was down to 37F (55 degrees).

dokutaaguriin · August 21, 2015

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Originally Posted by Gardeneer

GAWD, I though our weather here in Northern PNW is nasty.
I feel for you. Gotta find a way to fight. A decent greenhouse should do but then it requires investment . Another option is a high tunnel that can extend your season from both ends, about ONE month from each end.

Gardeneer

I took the greenhouse plunge long ago as there is no way to grow tomatoes in an open field around here.
My most important tomatoes are in two of my greenhouses, the third is for peppers. My outdoor tomatoes are semi-protected as they are up against the house with plastic wrap in front but open to the sky as it would get much too hot during the day.
Jeff

JLJ_ · August 22, 2015

I do sympathize -- especially as your weather is probably on its way here.

We had frost last Tuesday -- fortunately just a light one that came right after several days in the upper 90's, warming the ground well, so the light frost did no damage to most plants and just minimal damage to a few -- but I've been spending every minute I could spare and quite a few that I couldn't tenting tomatoes. They're not well enough protected for serious cold, but I'm hoping the worst they will get in the next few weeks is just an occasional quick borderline chill with warmer temps before and after. We shall see, I guess.

Not much I can do for the almost ready corn but to hope it doesn't get cold enough to hurt it before it's ready to pick. Last year that September 9-10 snow, followed by outdoor freeze killed it just days before it was ready to migrate to the indoor freezer. Got it in earlier this year, but . . . .

Forecast here doesn't predict that this cold front will take us lower than about 40 -- but that's what they thought last Tuesday, too. And they are forecasting snow just a little northwest of us at a slightly higher altitude, with our wind coming from that direction.

Of course even if the weather turns out to be somewhere near normal, there are hungry voles everywhere this year who'll be trying to munch anything I protect. They really appreciate the tents with tasty tomatoes inside.

Zana · August 22, 2015

Not the first time that Calgary has seen snow during the summer. But I hope you don't get a full whammy tonight.

Hang in there.

KarenO · August 22, 2015

Yup, and this is why I am trying to create the great northern tomato...

You gotta be early and you've gotta be tough to be an Alberta tomato. I have way too many to cover but it looks like it shouldn't freeze in Edmonton but it could. One night, then it's supposed to get nice again. I think mine will be OK.

KarenO

Starlight · August 22, 2015

Trip me out with that tomatoes size.

I know when watching the weather the other day the global one I saw where things are starting to get colder up in Canada and it had me thinking I wonder how long before it comes on down here. Used to be the snow and cold more or less would sweep down from Canada and hang more or less around Atlanta. Not no more.

I did notice that already some of the trees are turning yellow and losing their leaves so fall and winter is on its way and it is coming a bit early.

I hope you can salvage your crop. I think I read where you have the top open. If you can find some shade cloth you can always through it over the top and just tie it down with rope on edges to 5 gallon water buckets. That will help to keep the frost off the plants quite a bit and then with using the ropes, when you get ready, you can close up the gh.

bower · August 22, 2015

Yikes!

Hope everyone's tomatoes made it through alright, and hang in there til your normal August weather resumes.

salix · August 22, 2015

My sympathies Jeff. Went down to -1 C here last night/this morning. We had gone out and covered what we could, as it had been forecast to get down to +2 for only an hour. Ha, I know better. It was already 2 at 0100, and then proceeded to get colder for the next 5 hours. I'm afraid to go and see the damage because I ran out of Reemay before I could get the winter squash covered. I guess the silver lining would be - less work to do processing the harvest...

KarenO · August 22, 2015

Awe Willa! Maybe some made it. I sure hope so
KarenO

August 21, 2015	#1
dokutaaguriin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Z3a Posts: 905	snowTEMBER..NOPE snowGUST I thought last year's snow over the September 8-10 weekend was quite the shock to my grow plans BUT this year takes the cake. Snow was falling west of me! Frost warning is in effect for tonight. Summer is over.......I hope not as I still have tomatoes to ripen up outdoors!!!!! Jeff

August 22, 2015	#10
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	Not the first time that Calgary has seen snow during the summer. But I hope you don't get a full whammy tonight. Hang in there. __________________ Zana ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ There is a fine line between genius and crazy. I like to use that line as a jump rope. ~Anonymous (but I totally agree with this! LOL) Forgive and Forget? I'm neither Jesus or nor do I have Alzheimers. ~ Anonymous Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace. -- Dr. Albert Schweitzer

August 22, 2015	#14
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	My sympathies Jeff. Went down to -1 C here last night/this morning. We had gone out and covered what we could, as it had been forecast to get down to +2 for only an hour. Ha, I know better. It was already 2 at 0100, and then proceeded to get colder for the next 5 hours. I'm afraid to go and see the damage because I ran out of Reemay before I could get the winter squash covered. I guess the silver lining would be - less work to do processing the harvest... __________________ "He who has a library and a garden wants for nothing." -Cicero

August 21, 2015	#2
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	I can't believe the drop in temps between daytime and night, that is crazy! I don't think I could survive in a place where the summers are so short. Hope your tomatoes can be saved!

August 21, 2015	#3
taboule Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: MA Posts: 903	Amazing, you have guts to live there.

August 21, 2015	#5
JamesL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 1,992	Wow, good luck tonight!

August 21, 2015	#6
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,919	GAWD, I though our weather here in Northern PNW is nasty. I feel for you. Gotta find a way to fight. A decent greenhouse should do but then it requires investment . Another option is a high tunnel that can extend your season from both ends, about ONE month from each end. Gardeneer

August 22, 2015	#9
JLJ_ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wyoming Posts: 759	I do sympathize -- especially as your weather is probably on its way here. We had frost last Tuesday -- fortunately just a light one that came right after several days in the upper 90's, warming the ground well, so the light frost did no damage to most plants and just minimal damage to a few -- but I've been spending every minute I could spare and quite a few that I couldn't tenting tomatoes. They're not well enough protected for serious cold, but I'm hoping the worst they will get in the next few weeks is just an occasional quick borderline chill with warmer temps before and after. We shall see, I guess. Not much I can do for the almost ready corn but to hope it doesn't get cold enough to hurt it before it's ready to pick. Last year that September 9-10 snow, followed by outdoor freeze killed it just days before it was ready to migrate to the indoor freezer. Got it in earlier this year, but . . . . Forecast here doesn't predict that this cold front will take us lower than about 40 -- but that's what they thought last Tuesday, too. And they are forecasting snow just a little northwest of us at a slightly higher altitude, with our wind coming from that direction. Of course even if the weather turns out to be somewhere near normal, there are hungry voles everywhere this year who'll be trying to munch anything I protect. They really appreciate the tents with tasty tomatoes inside.

August 22, 2015	#12
Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	Trip me out with that tomatoes size. I know when watching the weather the other day the global one I saw where things are starting to get colder up in Canada and it had me thinking I wonder how long before it comes on down here. Used to be the snow and cold more or less would sweep down from Canada and hang more or less around Atlanta. Not no more. I did notice that already some of the trees are turning yellow and losing their leaves so fall and winter is on its way and it is coming a bit early. I hope you can salvage your crop. I think I read where you have the top open. If you can find some shade cloth you can always through it over the top and just tie it down with rope on edges to 5 gallon water buckets. That will help to keep the frost off the plants quite a bit and then with using the ropes, when you get ready, you can close up the gh.

August 22, 2015	#13
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Yikes! Hope everyone's tomatoes made it through alright, and hang in there til your normal August weather resumes.

August 22, 2015	#15
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	Awe Willa! Maybe some made it. I sure hope so KarenO