It has been very warm and sunny over the last week and the snow is gone where it is fully exposed to sun and/or wind. I was about to start doing last fall's yard work of moving plants and shrubs when I thought that I had better check the weather forecast.
Depending on who you believe, The forecast is for -8/-15 C and -10/-17 C for April 2nd and 3rd. So much for spring. My fall work is going to have to wait until after the first week of April.
Allen
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Barrie
It may not get that bad, but it will be interesting. The Jet Stream has slumped south all the way to New Mexico and right now arctic weather is sliding south. The only way to stop it would be for a powerful High pressure system to move inland from the coast. Fat chance of that. You poor buggers are up to your knees in rain.
BUT:: If you all face east and blow, maybe you can chase out the rain storms and drag in some sunshine to dry you out and warm us up.
Allen
BUT:: If you all face east and blow, maybe you can chase out the rain storms and drag in some sunshine to dry you out and warm us up.
Allen
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lucky1
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I'm for that, Allen.
A couple of days ago the forecast for Edmonton was snow, and I thought I could hear you swearing...
We're warmer now...10 to 12 daytime, not quite near zero at night, but man the winds in our exposed location are brutal.
Very strong winds, bloody cold if you're not digging a hole! My other plants will have to wait.
Barb
A couple of days ago the forecast for Edmonton was snow, and I thought I could hear you swearing...
We're warmer now...10 to 12 daytime, not quite near zero at night, but man the winds in our exposed location are brutal.
Very strong winds, bloody cold if you're not digging a hole! My other plants will have to wait.
Barb
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Allen
Believe it or not we have had three full days of sunshine here in Vancouver. Everything has dried out. I cut the lawn today and enjoyed the 14C sunshine.
Wes North Vancouver Zone 8b/9a
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Barrie
We've had very little rain in comparison to other nearby regions. Some BC mainland areas are reaching maximum water table levels. The "Flats" of Richmond and South Delta are a swamp. A buddy of mine that works for the City in that area says if the spring run off from the Fraser River happens too soon, the dikes may not be sufficent. The rainfall totals he gave me where very high, with 2 days of 100mm each day plus heavy days abutting those last week.
Here it's wasn't bad at all as the rain mostly escaped this part of Vancouver Island. The past few days have been nice and I've had planty of garden work done.
Cheers, Barrie.
Here it's wasn't bad at all as the rain mostly escaped this part of Vancouver Island. The past few days have been nice and I've had planty of garden work done.
Cheers, Barrie.
But i think i might have to this weekend. I have recorded only 1.66 inches of precip. at my place since January 1.
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Thanks Wes. You made my day.
While you were out there slaving over a Lawn mower, I wasn't.
No grass to mow. The only grass I have gets sprayed with Round Up.
Allen
While you were out there slaving over a Lawn mower, I wasn't.
No grass to mow. The only grass I have gets sprayed with Round Up.
Allen
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lucky1
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Wow, tons of rain for greater Vancouver (nice you had that sunshine break, Wes). Barrie, you're in a bit of a rainshadow I believe?
Jay, we got even less than you, drier than a bone, just mowed the lawn and I got more DUST than grass in the catcher.
Cough cough (time to stop for a cigarette)
Breeze is still cool but the sun's packin' some heat already.
Barb
Jay, we got even less than you, drier than a bone, just mowed the lawn and I got more DUST than grass in the catcher.
Cough cough (time to stop for a cigarette)
Breeze is still cool but the sun's packin' some heat already.
Barb
Maybe we should trade soil Barb.
I started spring cleanup today and lasted about an hour. Carrying all that mud on my shoes was exhausting. I learned the hard way that there are just some places in the yard that are too wet to walk in. I also learned that muddy socks provide good traction on ice and stick to garage walls.
My Irises are almost all sprouting and the German Irises came through the winter still green. I'm gong to go out in the morning and try to find a 15' handle for my rake.
THANKS to all of you BCites. You blew hard enough that the jet stream moved and it is only supposed to get down to -6 C instead of -15C
Allen
I started spring cleanup today and lasted about an hour. Carrying all that mud on my shoes was exhausting. I learned the hard way that there are just some places in the yard that are too wet to walk in. I also learned that muddy socks provide good traction on ice and stick to garage walls.
My Irises are almost all sprouting and the German Irises came through the winter still green. I'm gong to go out in the morning and try to find a 15' handle for my rake.
THANKS to all of you BCites. You blew hard enough that the jet stream moved and it is only supposed to get down to -6 C instead of -15C
Allen
You don't have to be crazy to grow palms in Alberta..... But it helps
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Allen, Ok if you take my rocks too 
Your socks stuck to garage walls ??!! spiderman, ha!
Man, with a 15' rake handle, make some chiropractor appointments. Ouch. Good for the beltline though.
Blow it back on the weekend when we cool off yet again.
Iris is a pretty tough plant...good to know they like the Prairies too.
Winter + rhodos (to make you feel better about yours). They hate our alkaline soil and I always forget to sprinkle Epsom Salts at their base (which would be a good quick annual fix). Hence ugly. But probably alive.
And a periwinkle opened up amid the english ivy (which is growing up the house wall and UNDER the siding)
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Happy raking, Allen!
Barb
Your socks stuck to garage walls ??!!
spiderman, ha!Man, with a 15' rake handle, make some chiropractor appointments. Ouch. Good for the beltline though.
Blow it back on the weekend when we cool off yet again.
Iris is a pretty tough plant...good to know they like the Prairies too.
Winter + rhodos (to make you feel better about yours). They hate our alkaline soil and I always forget to sprinkle Epsom Salts at their base (which would be a good quick annual fix). Hence ugly. But probably alive.
And a periwinkle opened up amid the english ivy (which is growing up the house wall and UNDER the siding)
.Happy raking, Allen!
Barb
Wellllll.
I walked into a new flower bed that I put in last fall. It was dry on the surface, but I sunk over 6" into the mud. I left the shoes in the mud when I pulled my feet out. I walked sock footed through the rest of the flower bed and across the snow and ice covered patio to my back steps carrying my muddy shoes.
My wife met me at the back door and we started trash talking about my gardening skills and intentions of coming in the house. I sat on the steps and cleaned mud off my shoes, not well enough to bring them inside. When I was told to leave my socks outside with my shoes, I pulled them off and threw them at the garage wall. 1 stuck for a few minutes, but both fell into a new flower bed. It will be a week at least until it dries enough to retrieve them. I still have not found that 15' rake handle.
Your rhododendrons look a little worse for wear but alive.
I am going to start blowing now and hopefully you will get our 1 or 2 nice days and some snow/rain mixture out there.
Allen
I walked into a new flower bed that I put in last fall. It was dry on the surface, but I sunk over 6" into the mud. I left the shoes in the mud when I pulled my feet out. I walked sock footed through the rest of the flower bed and across the snow and ice covered patio to my back steps carrying my muddy shoes.
My wife met me at the back door and we started trash talking about my gardening skills and intentions of coming in the house. I sat on the steps and cleaned mud off my shoes, not well enough to bring them inside. When I was told to leave my socks outside with my shoes, I pulled them off and threw them at the garage wall. 1 stuck for a few minutes, but both fell into a new flower bed. It will be a week at least until it dries enough to retrieve them. I still have not found that 15' rake handle.
Your rhododendrons look a little worse for wear but alive.
I am going to start blowing now and hopefully you will get our 1 or 2 nice days and some snow/rain mixture out there.
Allen
You don't have to be crazy to grow palms in Alberta..... But it helps
She has, and definitely needs, a good sense of humor. By the time that I got out of the flower bed, I was not laughing. By the time that I got most of the mud off of my shoes I was smiling. Throwing the socks at the wall was in response to her suggesting that I hang them up to dry.
I don't know about the saint business. If you had listened to her when things went badly wrong, you would have had different ideas.
The snow finally melted to the ground around my bamboo. The bottom 4 or 5" are solid green. Now it needs to survive the cold snap over the next week.
Allen
I don't know about the saint business. If you had listened to her when things went badly wrong, you would have had different ideas.
The snow finally melted to the ground around my bamboo. The bottom 4 or 5" are solid green. Now it needs to survive the cold snap over the next week.
Allen
You don't have to be crazy to grow palms in Alberta..... But it helps
