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Post by ceara on Jun 13, 2009 7:48:17 GMT -5
Cold, humid spring. Broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, loving it.
Had sprinkle rain for 3 days in a row, felt a lot colder than it was.
Today for a few hours we are having sun, 15 Celsius at the moment, not even 9 am. But supposed to rain again later.
We are going to try and transplant the corn seedlings today and get bush peas and beans started in the field.
One of my dogs tail whacked off one of the pumpkin seedlings. I popped in another seed, hope there's enough time. lol
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jun 13, 2009 8:15:42 GMT -5
MISERABLY hot! The temp right now at 9:14 am is 77 but the heat index is 80. Add to that the fact that I get hot flashes which feel like you are cooking from the inside out... YIKES!
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Post by johno on Jun 14, 2009 6:17:13 GMT -5
Thunder and lightning all night. Now that the sun is up it's receding. Plenty of rain so far, but it's starting to heat up. I wish it would stop at 80*...
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Post by Penny on Jun 14, 2009 11:29:34 GMT -5
Its actually been really nice here this weekend, for a change.
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Post by flowerpower on Jun 15, 2009 4:48:27 GMT -5
Thunder and lightning all night. Now that the sun is up it's receding. Plenty of rain so far, but it's starting to heat up. I wish it would stop at 80*... About 9 last night, I was finishing up in the barn when it started to drizzle. Just a few big drops. I started putting the birds in the barn when - WHAM. Lightening hits a tree about 400-500 ft from me and there is a huge clap of thunder. I hadn't heard any thunder before that or I would have worked quicker outside. lol I wouldn't be surprised to find out some building got hit close by here. There were alot of cloud to ground strikes. |
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Post by bunkie on Jun 15, 2009 8:40:50 GMT -5
we had a lot of thunder and lightening all around us here too last night. poured really steadily for hours. i was relieved that i didn't put any seeds in the ground or baby plants...they'd have gotten washed away! whew!
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Post by robertb on Jun 15, 2009 16:11:01 GMT -5
Hot and humid. There was a major thunderstorm a few miles south of me today, but never a drop of rain here.
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MikeM
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Post by MikeM on Jun 16, 2009 2:10:48 GMT -5
Still droughty. We're now into month 7 of drought, and, despite a couple of reasonable rainfalls punctuating the generally dry weather, the soil is terribly dry. Dams are empty, so no water for veggies. The Feijoa tree is just fruiting, and the fruits are half-sized; thin and puny.
I think we can stop speculating about climate change now. The time for speculation is over. We just have to figure out how to live and plant with a newly unpredictable climate.
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Post by stevil on Jun 16, 2009 5:22:55 GMT -5
Cold, wet and windy with maximum temperatures around 10C and no 20C days at all so far (we call these "summer days"). A perfect slug and weed environment....
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Post by Penny on Jun 16, 2009 5:52:43 GMT -5
Good morning everyone,
Today is going to be a high of 77, around the southern shores of Georgian Bay!!
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jun 16, 2009 5:57:48 GMT -5
This morning at 7 a.m. it's 72 with 100% humidity. A very small part of me says to go pick the chard and cukes. The rest of me says finish knitting the baby blanket that's going to drive me to drink!
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Post by plantsnobin on Jun 16, 2009 7:31:03 GMT -5
It is raining. AGAIN. The hay will never get cut.
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Post by elkwc36 on Jun 16, 2009 10:53:30 GMT -5
We are in our second year of a major drought. Had a break late last summer and fall then a snow and some small rains before April 15th. Really nothing to talk about since. Last year the drought was the whole area. This year everyone is getting rain including those in CO to the west of us whose average annual rainfall is less than ours. We have had more than normal winds also. Makes gardening an adventure. A coworker who lives 30 miles north of me was dry like me. He received over 3 inches last week and his garden got wiped out. So guess the one positive is my garden still looks good and growing. Sure with the heat this week fruit set will slow up and plants may struggle some adjusting to the intense heat. Just hope the winds don't blow hard. Jay
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MikeM
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Post by MikeM on Jun 16, 2009 10:54:48 GMT -5
Of course, no sooner did I whinge about the drought than it started to rain.  Still the 4 or 6mm of water won't make a lot of difference. Enough to keep a few plants occupied; not enough to get the soil moist or dams any fuller. |
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Post by grungy on Jun 17, 2009 12:51:14 GMT -5
Then, Mike, and Elkc if that's what it takes, I guess you will have to keep whining and a lot louder. <goofy grin>
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Still the 4 or 6mm of water won't make a lot of difference. Enough to keep a few plants occupied; not enough to get the soil moist or dams any fuller.