Post your coldest temps of the 2011/12 winter

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:32 am

It's impossible to find old fashion Christmas lights nowadays here. Only the LED ones are available. There is one positive thing there - the inner air is dry. Just crossing the fingers and hoping for the best. And I believe they are laughing there.
I don't know if my Gunnera does laugh too. It seems more frost sensitive. But if it will survive it would be a very nice present to my 50 th anniversary.

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:46 am

-28C...... Coldest day so far without windchill.

That is still zone 5 right

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:09 am

canadianplant wrote:-28C...... Coldest day so far without windchill.

Jeese, don't worry about the ZONES. I know you know how to calculate the USDA zones temperatures. In spite of mine lows I'm still in Zone 6a (for the last 12 years minus -22,5 C is an average abs. minimum regarding the airport datas that is a little bit colder in winter time than my 1000 m elevation).
I don't know what is the English for accumulated temperatures above 10C. In my place it is 3576. I think the USDA heat index might based on a some sort of the accumulated temperatures. Of course frost free period is very important too. In my place this is 190 days. I know it's nothing compared to the Jim's place but I believe it's a way longer than in Thunder Bay.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:40 pm

Those are some cold temps Jesse & Igor! I hope your plants are bundled up.

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 1:45 pm

igor.glukhovtsev wrote:
canadianplant wrote:-28C...... Coldest day so far without windchill.
Jeese, don't worry about the ZONES. I know you know how to calculate the USDA zones temperatures. In spite of mine lows I'm still in Zone 6a (for the last 12 years minus -22,5 C is an average abs. minimum regarding the airport datas that is a little bit colder in winter time than my 1000 m elevation).
I don't know what is the English for accumulated temperatures above 10C. In my place it is 3576. I think the USDA heat index might based on a some sort of the accumulated temperatures. Of course frost free period is very important too. In my place this is 190 days. I know it's nothing compared to the Jim's place but I believe it's a way longer than in Thunder Bay.

The zone thing is a long withstanding argument lol. I would not be surprised if they were being revised again. Zones are a good base line, and in gardening, the zone method is still the standard. Trust me, I agree with you, the zone method is one of the things to think of.

Also, the average last frost is june 1st, and first frost is sept 15. There are major variations, and the "average" tends to be the absolute latest over the last few decades. That gives me around 110 days. Id say we usually get 120. Lately, we have had 130 and 140+ frost free days.

If you are taking growing season into account, I do tend to have a long growing season, utilizing cool/cold weather crops. Even longer with hoop houses. My Fargesia Rufa loves it here due to the cool spring and fall. Im trying as many Fargesia species as I possibly can since Rufa does so well (the scabrida did great till I killed it, uncovered it too early, and it was in a frost pocket).

The way I see it is you wont know what will grow in your yard until you try, and even then failure does not always mean it wont work.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:52 pm

impossible to find old fashion Christmas lights nowadays here. Only the LED ones are available.

Must be contagious...your government caught it from our government who caught it from the US government

But all those LED's are all made in China.
So much for previously manufacturing our own light bulbs in North America!

I'll stay out of the zone debate.
Two days ago I thought we were in Zone 1a

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:08 pm

lucky1 wrote:
impossible to find old fashion Christmas lights nowadays here. Only the LED ones are available.
Must be contagious...your government caught it from our government who caught it from the US government

But all those LED's are all made in China.
So much for previously manufacturing our own light bulbs in North America!

I'll stay out of the zone debate.
Two days ago I thought we were in Zone 1a

Barb

You're a hoot Barb! Someone needs to do something quickly about China:Scary awful place!

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:41 pm

Here is the 14 day forecast:

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/fourteenday/caon0688

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:00 pm

canadianplant wrote:Here is the 14 day forecast:

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/fourteenday/caon0688

Nice break before another deep-freeze eh? Ours look OK for the next bit: http://www.theweathernetwork.com/fourte ... 4day_table
No super cold nights, but no really mild days. Ah well, these things always change!

Hey, if we stay with -13.3C as the absolute minimum, it will be the 2nd mildest year ever!

Oh, and jesse, I can give you a simple method that should allow you overwinter Fargesia seedlings without much trouble (my 'nitida' (guess they should be called spatheca now) came through 100% after -30C last winter...

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:05 pm

Nice break

Man, is it ever nice.
My car even started today...

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:19 pm

Paul Ont wrote:
canadianplant wrote:Here is the 14 day forecast:

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/fourteenday/caon0688
Nice break before another deep-freeze eh? Ours look OK for the next bit: http://www.theweathernetwork.com/fourte ... 4day_table
No super cold nights, but no really mild days. Ah well, these things always change!

Hey, if we stay with -13.3C as the absolute minimum, it will be the 2nd mildest year ever!

Oh, and jesse, I can give you a simple method that should allow you overwinter Fargesia seedlings without much trouble (my 'nitida' (guess they should be called spatheca now) came through 100% after -30C last winter...

"Deep freeze" is relative. If -28C is the low this winter, its a contender for one of the mildest winter. We usually get weeks of this weather. A few days is nothing *knocks on wood.

In your case, that makes you a cold zone 8 or warm zone 7. You probably didnt even have to protect the majority of plants. If this holds, you are gonna have a major upsize in bamboo! Speaking of, you can post that trick here if you want or PM me, up to you. Any advice is good!

Godfryd · Post by **Godfryd** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:40 pm

We hit this night 0.5 F / -17.5 C and it's getting worse. All my piece of heart looking for spring.

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:57 am

NOT as bad as russia"": Strong frost and temperatures as low as minus 45 degrees Celsius are forecast to last until the end of the weekend in the south Siberian Khakassia region"" The entire middle part of russia is frozen, and its even gone as far south as athens greece, which recorded 0C yesterday!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:35 am

canadianplant wrote:NOT as bad as russia"": Strong frost and temperatures as low as minus 45 degrees Celsius are forecast to last until the end of the weekend in the south Siberian Khakassia region"" The entire middle part of russia is frozen, and its even gone as far south as athens greece, which recorded 0C yesterday!

My friends in Greece are all complaining about it!! LOL, I love it.

Godfryd · Post by **Godfryd** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:48 pm

We're going down here in Poland in a few past days. New minimal temperatures arrived: -24 C / -11.2 F

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:40 am

Dangerous cold...awful conditions.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/s ... topstories

Be safe!

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:24 am

Yes, very scary temps, and the snow in some places is astounding!!!!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 6:30 pm

So far this season, 4f or -15.5C

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 7:19 pm

We have been mild..........low of 20F

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 7:22 pm

So far our lowest has been 31 F / -1 C that could change though. Still haven't covered my trachies....

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 7:55 pm

igor.glukhovtsev wrote:It's impossible to find old fashion Christmas lights nowadays here. Only the LED ones are available. There is one positive thing there - the inner air is dry. Just crossing the fingers and hoping for the best. And I believe they are laughing there.
I don't know if my Gunnera does laugh too. It seems more frost sensitive. But if it will survive it would be a very nice present to my 50 th anniversary.

Try E-bay-there are places on line that sell them too but they cost more....

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 7:58 pm

We hit 10F last night-sitting at 12F already at 9:56pm

Princeps sitting at a cozy 51F in it's enclosure

Beny · Post by **Beny** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 7:11 am

Its -18c or 0f this morning for the second time this winter, hight of -8c or 15f today. Trachy under mummy wrap method still above +2c to + 15c (when heat cable start to heat, the probe is located near the heat cable). And under styrofaom box protection its near +8c.
Ben

bgodwin1987 · Post by **bgodwin1987** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 9:01 am

Jonesboro, IL USDA zone 6b, lowest temp so far 20 F

Andriy · Post by **Andriy** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 9:09 am

Godfryd wrote:We're going down here in Poland in a few past days. New minimal temperatures arrived: -24 C / -11.2 F

Wow! Here in Western Ukraine we didn't see lower than -19C so far. Generally Poland is somewhat warmer than Western Ukraine.

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:14 pm

Ooops... sorry! Seems like I have not noticed date of that post.

Andriy, not a problem.
Some of our posts go on for years...which is good!

Barb

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:37 pm

-17C is the low here so far....

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 7:34 pm

-27 C at my place and - 30C at airport.

RJ Tropic · Post by **RJ Tropic** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:46 am

- 9.3 C here on dec 26.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:04 am

2013, a low of 2f/-16.6c so far

But I think we got colder last night?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:19 am

we got colder last night

Your temps should moderate early next week, Aaron, as a system heads in from the Pacific.
Hope so.

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:23 am

2013
low of 35F/1.7C

Very warm so far, but it's too early to be happy.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:41 am

2F last winter and 5F so far this year/winter.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:49 am

still zone 7b............low last night of 5.4F (-15C).

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DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:40 pm

A new low for the season, -2f or -18.8c

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:41 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:still zone 7b............low last night of 5.4F (-15C).

WOW...colder than I thought you would be.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:46 pm

lucky1 wrote: Your temps should moderate early next week, Aaron, as a system heads in from the Pacific.
Hope so.

I hope so.

It wont be the min lows that will kill, it will be the constant coldl. To many days below freezing is a very bad thing.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:09 pm

-2F........your zone 6b this season..........congrats!

or should it be

we got clouds now......this will moderate temps since we are close to the ocean.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 3:56 am

TimMAz6 wrote:-2F........your zone 6b this season..........congrats! or should it be

we got clouds now......this will moderate temps since we are close to the ocean.

It got pretty cold here too for a few days but is moderating this weekend for the next week or so also. (our lowest was 24 F one night)

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:09 am

I saw that Mike,looks like you had some cold high temps but 24F is really amazing!

We were already close to that by the end of Oct

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