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Post by reed on Dec 18, 2015 5:46:01 GMT -5
This morning makes maybe 1/2 a dozen below freezing so far this year, it's 28 F right now. Haven't had to break ice for the chickens at all yet, that's kinda nice. The two mornings around 20 F killed the sunflower and squash weeds in my carrot patch but the dill is still going strong. Little worried about the frogs in the garden pond. It's warm enough they are coming out and sitting around but few if any bugs for them. You can't feed frogs, I discovered, if it ain't moving they don't recognize it as food.
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Post by steev on Dec 20, 2015 19:34:43 GMT -5
Maybe try worms for the frogs. I'm just the opposite; if it's moving, I don't want to eat it.
About 1/3 of the Friday drive to the farm was light rain; Saturday was cold but dry; it had dropped .35" during the week; started light rain ~7AM today, looking to hang around all day, so I called a rain day and drove home.
It's nearly 1AM in Oakland now and raining well; tomorrow, weather permitting, I need to check places I've found mushrooms before.
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Post by 12540dumont on Dec 21, 2015 14:34:34 GMT -5
I got a note from my Aunt in MN that the Lake Effect snows have hit. We're supposed to continue to get rain. However, what I get is a sprinkle and a grey day. Then it passes. This is what they call Intermittent Showersif I took showers like that, I'd smell and not in a good way.
Have a wonderful Solstice all of you.
My garlic is up, my favas are up. Now it's time to coppice trees. My willow hedge is doing great. I want stout poles to make trellis, so I'm not going to cut them this year. However, if I want to start another row, I've got to coppice them. Decisions, decisions. I hope the weather improves for those of you in OZ. After 3 years of drought, I can tell you it's no fun.
I'm on 4 weeks of farm holiday and then it's time to start tomatoes and onions. So, as usual, I'm doing the Solstice Cleaning. Erp Sloop, get the Mop.
When I first came to this land,
I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a farm,
And I did what I could.
And I called my farm, "the Muscle-in-My-Arm." (Hold up arm and flex muscle!)
And the land was sweet and good,
And I did what I could.
When I first came to this land,
I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a shack,
And I did what I could.
And I called my shack the "Break-a-My-Back", (bend forward slightly and touch back like it really hurts!)
and I called my farm the Muscle-in-My-Arm".
And the land was sweet and good,
And I did what I could.
When I first came to this land,
I was not a wealthy man.
So I got myself a horse,
And I did what I could.
And I called my horse, "Trigger-of-course"! ( pretend to ride)
And I called my shack, the"Break-a-My-Back"
And I called my farm, the "Muscle-in-My-Arm".
And the land was sweet and good,
And I did what I could.
So I got myself a cow.....
And I called my cow, "No-Milk-Now" !(shake head while hands pretending to milk the cow!)
So I got myself a sheep....
And I called my sheep,"Little Bo Peep! (use hand to primp hair and say it in a high, sweet voice!)
.So I got myself a wife...
And I called my wife,"Run-for-Your-LIfe"! (pretend to run!)
So I got myself a son.....
And I called my son, "My-Work's-Done"! (fold arms across chest!)
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Post by richardw on Dec 21, 2015 19:07:17 GMT -5
What type of willow are you using for your hedge?
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Post by steev on Dec 23, 2015 21:57:22 GMT -5
Last four days have been NLT showers in the East Bay; dry today; rain to return tomorrow. We now have 3/4 normal-to-date; 40% last year to date.
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Post by reed on Dec 24, 2015 5:26:21 GMT -5
We had a kinda spring like storm yesterday and last night, about 5 inches rain and even a little bit of small hail. A lot of lightening but not tornadoes or anything like the TV weather people warning about, not even much wind. Lightening was much more intense to the south and east, so somebody might have gotten something worse. It's 50 degrees this morning with beautiful with bright moon.
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Post by philagardener on Dec 24, 2015 6:55:55 GMT -5
Sounds like there was a lot of rough weather in many places. 69F (!) in Philadelphia this morning, headed for a predicted high of 76.
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Post by flowerweaver on Dec 24, 2015 11:09:52 GMT -5
That's pretty crazy philagardener when your morning is warmer than mine! The mornings here are cold enough to create a mist over the river. I took this on the Solstice. Wishing everyone happy holidays!  |
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Post by RpR on Dec 24, 2015 12:25:04 GMT -5
Beautiful picture!
It looks like you have more snow than we do in the Middle of Minnesota.
Two weeks ago, it had been warm enough that the frost had left the ground and I though about turning the garden over with a shovel.
Frost is back in now and fortunately, even though we do not have snow, the ground is wet and there is no frigid cold to drive a killing frost down six or more feet as has happened on occasion in the past when there was no snow but below zero.
Godspeed to you and everyone else and Merry Christmas to all.
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Post by flowerweaver on Dec 24, 2015 12:38:40 GMT -5
RpR thanks! That's actually white limestone! (You aren't the only one that thought it was snow). It's in the 40's here in the mornings, and today it will probably reach 80 degrees by late afternoon.
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Post by richardw on Dec 24, 2015 14:34:31 GMT -5
Christmas morning here and the weather is clear and mild,should get up to mid 20Cdeg.Still bloody dry though. Thats so deep for frost to perpetrate flowerweaver how cold are you talking to get that far down. |
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Post by flowerweaver on Dec 24, 2015 15:40:03 GMT -5
richardw my soil never freezes. That's why I can till my fields in January. I feel for RpR, though, with his 6 foot deep frozen soil!
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Post by richardw on Dec 24, 2015 16:13:05 GMT -5
Silly me misread who said what, just going to say, didnt think you got that cold
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Dec 25, 2015 15:51:18 GMT -5
The storm a couple days ago brought 2" of water, and about a foot of snow. We have had continuous snow-cover for about a month. So far a typical winter around here.  |
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Post by DarJones on Dec 26, 2015 16:53:42 GMT -5
Severe rain and storms the last few days affected most of the eastern U.S. with flooding, tornadoes, and torrential rain. Alabama has flooding and storm damage in every county and has been declared a disaster area by the governor. This area is soggy wet but otherwise undamaged. I still need to harvest a few potatoes that I left in the ground for winter. This is the wettest Christmas I can remember.
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