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Roller coaster weather
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Posted by paula_in_pa z6 SEPA ChesCo (My Page) on Tue, Apr 28, 09 at 8:04
| Back to reality tommorrow....pants, long sleeves...I'm glad, too much heat for me.
I was looking at my journal yesterday at entries from spring 2008:
April 28: 1-1/3" rain, cold front, frost predicted tonight
May 12: 1/2" Rain. Nor'easter. Temps in 40's. TV reports "coldest May since the 1800's" |
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RE: Roller coaster weather
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| I decided to put some not-too-hard-to-replace plants in containers yesterday, since there doesn't seem to be any frost predicted for the next 10 days. I planted Purple Ruffles basil, bronze fennel, and nasturtium seeds in a large container. I am holding onto the Vietnamese coriander, Thai basil, and lemongrass until Mothers Day. The lemongrass may not make it; the cats love it. |
RE: Roller coaster weather
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| We need rain over here in Bucks. The soil is so dry it looks whitish. Ack. |
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| WEll it's May 1st., and I'm tired of all this rain. I can't seem to get anything planted here in zone 6 pittsburgh. Has anyone started their veggie gardens yet here in pittsburgh area? |
RE: Roller coaster weather
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| Re: "Has anyone started their veggie gardens yet here in pittsburgh area?" Noooo! It's far too wet to plant onion sets. I'm afraid they'll rot. We've had over 2" of rain here in parts of Fayette Co., since yesterday. Dry tomorrow, more rain on Wednesday. I 'need' to be outside! |
RE: Roller coaster weather
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And still more rain for the next 4 days. I'm growing tomatoes
in big pots.
Pam |
RE: Roller coaster weather
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| It might be getting into the 30's tonight and tomorrow night. You might want to cover your plants! |
RE: Roller coaster weather
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| kr222, I just saw that weather report, too. 37 tonight, and tomorrow night, the same thing. It's May 17th --- I should be getting my tomatoes in the ground, not firing up the woodstove! Tomatoes are still in the sunny window, and I had to transplant them into bigger containers. Ditto the peppers. On the upside, it's been a GREAT spring for spinach. Has anyone checked a farmer's almanac in regard to the weather? Was this cold weather predicted? Just wondering. PAM - south central PA |
RE: Roller coaster weather
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It's the pits! Right now it's 49 in the Pocono's but they are calling for frost by morning. My friend in Mi says they are expecting mid 20s in some places. What the heck?
Pam |
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