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| Mother nature isn't done yet folks, this is from NWS...sorry its in caps...I'm not yelling ;)
I had half inch on Jan 2 this year so I expect more this time. THE INITIAL COLD FRONT WILL BRING ABOUT 3 TO 5 HOURS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES ON FRIDAY...SPREADING INTO VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...
IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONT...POTENTIALLY CREATING BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO THE EVENT...A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL LIKELY BE POSTED FOR ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLY THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...WHILE OTHER LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS MAY REQUIRE
SNOW AND ICY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY IMPACT MANY OF OUR MAJOR MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 FROM THE GRAPEVINE TO SANTA CLARITA...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 14 FROM SANTA CLARITA VALLEY TO THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...INCLUDING THE SOLEDAD CANYON. DUE TO THE UNUSUALLY
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SOME OF THE LOWEST SNOW LEVELS WE HAVE SEEN IN RECENT TIMES. WITH SUCH LOW SNOW LEVELS POSSIBLE...THIS UPCOMING STORM SYSTEM COULD BE DEADLY FOR UNPREPARED MOTORISTS...CAMPERS OR HIKERS. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. REMEMBER TO ALWAYS CARRY AN
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| No time to talk...I'm out digging out the row cover fabric and searching for my old down parka...... |
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| I'll take any rain I can get. All the petite succulents can go into the garage for a night or two. |
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- Posted by queenofthemountain 9b SoCal (My Page) on Fri, Feb 25, 11 at 0:10
| I just hardened off my first set of tomatoes. They are ready to plant, but it seems prudent to wait until Monday in case it does actually snow in LA. |
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| Greetings--I'm a gardener in Massachusetts, but I've been lurking here recently as my son is now living in Encino and asking gardening questions! Based on when we sow seeds here--carrots, lettuce, peas, kale, spinach etc. can be sown here about 4-6 wkd before the last frost date, so would probably be okay during your cold spell now, unless you're way up in the mountains. I've had narcissus covered in snow emerge unharmed, after all! Tomatoes, peppers, beans, corn don't get sown or set out till about Memorial Day, 1-2 wks after last usual frost date, unless you have special covers or "wall-o-water" things. Hardening off tomatoes in February--wow, that seems incredible:). Stay warm, everybody. Betsy |
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| Our winters have been warm lately, Encino's last frost date was probably 2008 or so. Everything you mentioned initially can be germinated in Nov and grown all winter, or begun now and grown until June or so. Warmer plants can be started indoors with lights, but I've never bothered to invest in that here as 12 month garden is enough work in itself, but a good heat mat can help even SoCal tomatoes and peppers get going when our Spring nights are still cool. This storm was slow to form and it was quite nice before the front really rolled in, but it sure is coming down now. |
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