Holy crap...snow mid-April

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:22 am

Apparently it's coming out of Alaska (gee thanks)

Woke up to this:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/5631847320/" title="DSC04645 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5103/563 ... 1bf148.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSC04645"></a>

Then it turned to this:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/5631847300/" title="DSC04643 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/563 ... c6bae6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSC04643"></a>

Poor Washies...
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/5631847328/" title="DSC04646 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5303/563 ... 1570eb.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC04646"></a>

Go back to Alaska!

Barb

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:41 am

oh, no--please say these were taken last month.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:00 pm

Interesting to look back at some photo dates.
Funny what the mind forgets.

This is from Apr 2 2009

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/4169717531/" title="DSC02449 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/416 ... b7ecdd.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSC02449"></a>

The next is from Apr 23 2008

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/2436680803/" title="DSC01295 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2258/243 ... cfe0b5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSC01295"></a>

The next one is Apr 19 2008

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/2425450439/" title="DSC01279 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/242 ... 32b272.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC01279"></a>

Seems April is often ka ka around here...
This time last year we had stage 3 water restrictions, i.e. no washing cars, windows, machinery, etc. etc. (and certainly NO lawns).

Oh man!
Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:57 pm

So it happens every year ...right?

no big deal?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:59 pm

Only since Gore's global warming announcement...

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:19 pm

Hi Barb,

it snowed because you planted those palms outside! Never fails. PS, keep that white stuff in your area!!!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:03 am

Yup, wait until I get a hold of that Murphy character....

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:26 am

lucky1 wrote:Only since Gore's global warming announcement...

Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:51 pm

We have missed out on all the snow here but
an inch of hail(pea and dime sized) did much
more damage and stayed around a while too!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:16 pm

the good thing

is there were no banana leaves yet for the hail to shred.
Everything else OK?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:43 pm

Now it's expected to screw up grape-growing

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c ... ml?ref=rss

Global warming my big fat frozen a**.

Barb

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:37 pm

It sure is hot here. Morning low of 73 F; high of 86 F. I'm going to head out now and water the fast-growing bananas and cannas.
Did Sen. Inhofe really have to be so wrong?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:51 pm

We Canadians have learned to hate politicians of all stripes.
Or it's a sign of age.

Enjoy your nice weather.
We might show up any day now just to feel warmth.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:06 pm

April 2011
I need spring, sad when I think 50f is a warm day.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:52 am

Oh no, not you too, Aaron!

Two-for-one sale on longjohns at Wal Mart.

Ain't this GW grand?

GW--longer crappier winters than anyone can remember ever having since childhood, including areas that haven't seen it that cold in 50 years, hotter than the hubs of hell for 2 months (we'll affectionately call that "summer"), increased rainfall (normally a good thing in desert climes) where it rains so hard it washes away gravel landscape topping, making you really glad you didn't use barkmulch.

Barb

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:19 pm

After a wonderfully warm and sunny Easter weekend, we're back to crappy cold and windy weather.

Nothing much in bloom yet, but a few updated pics:
This bee found some pollen, taking a break from the cold wind on the eunymous:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/5665522861/" title="DSC04665 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/566 ... 1b61f9.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSC04665"></a>

The Star Magnolia finally coming, not a hint of a leaf yet on the Northern Red Oak in background.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/5665522933/" title="DSC04670 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5223/566 ... 13c40d.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC04670"></a>

Peonies look frozen

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Two yucca filamentosa pics...I don't recall them ever looking so beaten up by winter.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/5665522923/" title="DSC04668 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5030/566 ... 6a4bea.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC04668"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/5665522915/" title="DSC04667 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/566 ... 985809.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC04667"></a>

My fav little tree, a grafted weeping Larch:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/5665522625/" title="DSC04663 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5270/566 ... f0a250.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSC04663"></a>

Certainly grateful we don't get tornados, but if we don't get some warm weather soon, I'll S C R E A M !!!

My heart goes out to the folks down south who had those devastating tornados terrorise their communities.

Barb

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:28 pm

Weve been getting hit with random snow falls here over the last few weeks. It doesnt last more then a day, but still.... snow. Cant be to bad, my spinach is comming up.

Everything looks good Barb. If you could see MY filamentosa... It was ok untill we got a suprised downpour/wet snow over night, and it sat in soaking water for a week. Only par that looks good is the growth spear. Im probably going to move it..

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:36 pm

soaking water for a week. Only part that looks good is the growth spear.

They do need good drainage, Jesse, gravelly sandy stuff here.
Was your ground still frozen for water to sit a week?

How long have yours been planted?
Barb

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:56 pm

oh ya, it was frozen at night and thawed during the day. The ground sunk during the winter and it was lower then expected. It been in the ground since last year, so mabey 10 months?

Im going to be moving it for sureor digging it up, and planting it higher up then everything else..

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:54 pm

cool snow photo Aaron!!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:03 am

TimMAz6 wrote:cool snow photo Aaron!!

Thanks Tim.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:08 am

lucky1 wrote:After a wonderfully warm and sunny Easter weekend, we're back to crappy cold and windy weather.

Nothing much in bloom yet, but a few updated pics:
This bee found some pollen, taking a break from the cold wind on the eunymous:

My heart goes out to the folks down south who had those devastating tornados terrorise their communities.

Barb

Looks like your about a week ahead of us or more. You place sure looks nice Barb.

PS, I also feel for the people that were in the path of the tornados.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:12 am

Thanks Aaron...usually there's so much more showing at this time of year.
But we're getting colder AGAIN

Off to put more wood in the woodstove...
:verycold:

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:52 pm

Hi Barb,

funny that your star Mag is behind us but your peony is ahead of us........funny how climates are different.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:27 pm

The peony is insane, that's all.

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:31 pm

Barb, what kind of peony is that?

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:03 am

The tree peony, I guess.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:13 am

Peony label was lost years ago, but it's not a tree peony Igor.

The deep-red flowers are huge (like a small dinner plate) but stems only grow about 2 feet tall.
Barb

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:28 am

OK... 'Cos my tree peony is going to bloom in a week I've made my guess. By the way a few days ago I saw plenty of wild peonies blooming on our hills. Had no chance for taking any pictures, sorry.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:48 am

Your weather is certainly warmer than ours, Igor.

Wild peonies on hills?
That would be a wonderful sight to see

We have wild lupines on the hills here in May.
Might be August this year with our cold spring

Lovely purple look.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 6:36 pm

I think April weather is finally here. Warmer weather on the way.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:44 pm

Finally happening here too, Aaron.
At long last.

Happy growing, everyone!
Let's see those palms and cycads explode with growth!

Barb

Okanagan desert-palms · Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:36 pm

Sunny and 22c 70f here Sunday. Bananas out for good tomorrow. Nuf of the cool spring weather. Heat wave soon?

John

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Sun May 01, 2011 9:37 am

lucky1 wrote:. Wild peonies on hills? That would be a wonderful sight to see Barb

Have no chance climbing up to the hills for taking pictures of the peonies but... Look at these ones:

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sun May 01, 2011 9:51 am

Igor,
lovely.
Nothing blooming here now--poor planning by me.
As we are moving on to May, hopefully the snow is past us.
It is 7 C and raining now, and the low of 3 C tonight means no snow for many months!

--Erik

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Sun May 01, 2011 10:07 am

Thank,s Erik... There is everything blooming as crazy here. Magnolias,forsitias, apricots, plums, peaches, pears are done. Apples and prunus cistena - almost done. Looking forward for tree peony, climbing hydrangea, climbing honeysuckles.
Even we've entered in May we would haven't been guaranteed of being blasted with a cold spell. Some years it would be happened until the May 20th. That's why I do not plant my bananas, palms and etc. into the ground. At least 10 days of waiting.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun May 01, 2011 10:38 am

Gorgeous pics Igor, thank you.

Magnolias,forsitias, apricots, plums, peaches, pears are done. Apples and prunus cistena - almost done.

Your area is definitely ahead of ours

Hope we catch up quickly after this horrible long winter...maybe we'll have spring now

Erik,
You've had such heat already.
Think you had summer, now spring is coming.

Barb

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Sun May 01, 2011 10:42 am

You, guys, the Northern Americans, have a long lasting fall. You know it's a kind of a super compensation. No worries, Barb!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun May 01, 2011 11:28 am

Normally, yes, Igor.
But the last couple of years...Fall has been short, and the following Springs have been cold.
Makes people feel cheated of at least a month.

And the western coast of North America is cooling...darn it.

Mexico has had two very cold winters, and folks from Texas, Arizona and California have had a lot of cold damage two winters in a row.
(But then so has Florida...)

Barb

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon May 02, 2011 6:56 pm

Well, April is over and we all whined a bit.
Turns out, April was actually unusually warm here.
Figure 1 shows average temps in OK; figure 2 shows deviation from normal.

http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20110502/avgtavg.png

http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20110502/deltavg.png

Now I'm on to whining about May. Low was 39 F this morning, with 36 F forecast for tomorrow. Yes, I hauled in palms until my back got sore. Surely most any palm can take 36 F, right?
--Erik

PalmsNorth.com

Holy crap...snow mid-April

Holy crap...snow mid-April

hot 'n dry here in Inhofe's backyard