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Post by philagardener on Dec 31, 2015 7:02:01 GMT -5
Welcome to 2016! Lots of things to talk about! Let us know how your garden is doing!
Weather or not, here we come . . .
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Post by philagardener on Jan 1, 2016 5:51:20 GMT -5
A more seasonal start to the year in Philly - next Monday into Tuesday we might even make it below average for temperatures! That warm December is now but a memory . . . Happy New Year!
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Post by reed on Jan 1, 2016 6:54:23 GMT -5
It's 24 F at 7 am, first morning of 2016 is the third morning of the season with below freezing temp.
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Post by richardw on Jan 1, 2016 12:14:23 GMT -5
A sub tropical low pressure system is currently moving down over us which hopefully should give us a brief respite from the drought.
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Post by flowerweaver on Jan 1, 2016 12:51:39 GMT -5
For those guessing the annual rainfall [ philagardener reed and squishysquashy ] at my 'arid' farm, the 2015 total ended up at 70.3"!!! That's nearly four times the usual in a 'good' year. Karl, you are the winner! I will get a seedy prize off to you in the mail. Should be interesting to see what 2016 brings for us all. Personally, I would like at least one growing season without drought, flood, tornado, hail, excessive rain, or prolific pestilence. I hope that's not asking too much! Thank you all for sharing your knowledge and seeds, may all your gardens and projects prosper in 2016!  Early morning winter river scene yesterday from the crossing near my home. |
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Post by richardw on Jan 1, 2016 14:50:54 GMT -5
What a lovely photo flowerweaverI just want 2016 to be a year of normal rainfall, not asking for much. |
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Post by philagardener on Jan 1, 2016 15:35:49 GMT -5
Early morning winter river scene yesterday from the crossing near my home. That truly is a beautiful picture, flowerweaver ! Thanks for sharing. We all are hoping for better gardening weather this year! |
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Post by ferdzy on Jan 1, 2016 17:06:09 GMT -5
Beautiful, flowerweaver! Love the colours.
We just got our first snowplow of the season here, with about 6" on the ground. We've had a few snows that could have been plowed, but since were forecast to melt within a day, the guy didn't bother. Leaving for Cuba on Monday; I guess I'm glad to feel that there is enough winter to justify escaping from it... it's been so mild up until this week.
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Post by richardw on Jan 2, 2016 18:14:58 GMT -5
ITS RAINING and a drought breaker too,  had 43mm so far, might even crack the 50mm mark |
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Post by flowerweaver on Jan 2, 2016 18:22:21 GMT -5
Woohoo! I'm happy you are finally getting some rain richardw!! It's been raining here all day, gentle and steady. But this is normal for this season. |
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Post by gilbert on Jan 2, 2016 22:59:10 GMT -5
It's finally warming up here in Denver; we are back to the usual pattern of nights in the 20s, days in the 40s, at least for a while. For the last few days we have had lows below 10, highs in the 20s. We are ending the year at around 18 inches of rainfall, over our usual 14. Third year in a row of over average precipitation.
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Post by flowerweaver on Jan 3, 2016 9:56:11 GMT -5
The 2016 rain tally has begun. .7" on January 2nd.
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Post by steev on Jan 5, 2016 3:56:50 GMT -5
They're crowing about the start of El Nino, but the first storm, this morning, wasn't enough to keep us from work. The second, trumpeted to be heavier, came in the late afternoon, to less affect. I really hope to be woke in the night by pelting rain; this piddly shit is just aggravating. They predict rain through the next two weeks; where? Give me a break; bullshit won't water my plants or restock my well.
It's 1:45AM and raining decently; I'm gonna crash and hope to wake to it still raining.
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Post by reed on Jan 5, 2016 5:10:19 GMT -5
14 F this morning, the coldest we have had so far. Maybe it will finally weed the dill out of my carrot patch.
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Post by philagardener on Jan 5, 2016 6:21:27 GMT -5
8F in Philly this morning - what a change!
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