Snow is gone from Kingston except for piles by the curbs thanks to the warmth at the beginning of the week. Looks crappy here too until things start to warm up next saturday! Sounds like a similar trend all over the north east. Don't even remind me of last year! Remember though. Its not actually spring till Wednesday. In 2 weeks this may all just seem like a distant memory! Hope we are all digging in the dirt!

Barb, the rodent is not a problem here, during the winter. Normally, the cable suppose to be reliable, but i did nt check all the cable yet. They said to do not overlap the cable, i dont know why, a few place the cable touch itself, maybe it overheated du to that ? I used a roof heat cable, maybe it was better to use the pipe cable like im doing for the roots system.
Ben

I lied -24C, winds down to -31C. I can only hope being close to the lake keeps it cloudy. ALso, 10 - 15cm of snow on Monday (lake effect)

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/fourteenday/caon0688

Still better then Winnipeg:

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/fourteenday/camb0244

Where s the global warming im waiting for ?...

Climate change is the best way to describe it IMO. It isnt warming in every part of the world, or even drier in general. Basically the weather patterns and climate zones are moving around, or being eliminated.

Wow, I got sun burnt today. Feels nice running around in shorts and flip flops. 😀

Sorry about rubbing it in, but now youll have something to complain about. 8)

I all ready close my garden again. I'm going to wait until Palm Sunday to open to my palm Garden now.

There happy now guys! 😡

Insane-please give cipher for figuring out what your posts say 😡

I have to read close my garden. I'm going to wait until Palm Sunday to open to anything. Wait until arapt planting more palm. My Garden is yet to be done yet.

This week is going to be in the 30s st night. Am back in debate mode again.

I know what you mean. Always a tough dicision. 😕

And one I never guess right. 😆

Just came back from New Bern North Carolina. I will try to post some pictures in my own thread. Sorry chadec, but that area does not qualify for cold hardy anything. It was like the tropics to me: 25C (77F) and sunny on Saturday. Meanwhile in Toronto was -7C (19F) in the same morning.
When I got home I found one of my big fishes out of the water scooped by racoons out of the pond (probably was already dead, as they usually stay at the bottom of the pond).

Paid a visit to Gary at http://www.garysnursery.com/ and got myself a Sabal Birmingham and a Sabal minor. Another box next winter.

Tavi

Tavi, Sat. was very nice here in N.C. Too bad I dont live close to Gary. New bern is a coastal zone 8b. Here just north of Winston Salem I am just across the 7b line. With my house facing a mountain, we have some crazy wind chills here. Its so funny how just a few hours and 700 ft elevation will change ones climate.

8)
Chad

Friday it was 71 and I had one shorts and a t shirt..I woke up saturday to the largest snow flakes I have seen in years...ahh someone stop this back and forth

Yes, were having early February weather here this month too. Palm protection STILL up. 🙁

Woke up this morning to a chilly 20F at my house. 22 F at weather reporting station which tied the record low from 1986. All my palms are uncovered. Hope they are ok. 🙁

it was 19 on the way home from work..this really needs to come to an end soon.

I feel your pain, everyone. While it is not as cold as you are all experiencing here in SOuth Jersey. It is way too cold for what we are used to. Ridciculous. This time last year my musas were already putting out three or four leaves and my spring flowers were done blooming. NOT this year! I am off for spring break all coming week and it will feel more like winter break! UGH!

Welcome to the club! We got nights colder than January and February. I remember being a child when I was wearing shorts on March 21st. This year it got down to 23F/-5C during day. No comment 😕