100°F on my part of the island today ... warmer forecast for tomorrow.Cheers, Barrie.

What's this critter called?

Ya John, quite uncommon for the hot weather this early. July is typically when we pick up a couple of heat waves and nearly always cooler than you guy...

Got close yesterday (June 3-09)

Wow ... that's a lot of effort. I just plop mine in the ground and keep well watered until they can root down properly. Once they establish I then sta...

Will just play it by ear once the ground warms. Barb, it was a year ago today we had our freak snow fall (April 19, 2008). Short lived but man what a...

John ... it's always a true indictator of spring when the interior temps surpass the coastal readings. Soon you guy's will be in the 30's celcius and ...

Hey Allen, I see what you're saying. I guess not as extreme would be the case.Wisteria - I moved one the spring after we moved in. It was getting unde...

Been fairly nice here over the past 4 days or so. Temps in the mid to upper 60's (18°C -19°C) That's about to change for the coming weekend with some ...

"The low temperature this past winter was relatively warm at -31*C/-24*F"Humm ... I'm not sure that would qualify to any extent as "warm".hardyjim ......

At the ratio of roughly a ¼" of rain for every 25' of rain gutter = 50 gallons ... I should get some big holding tanks. We get an average of 36" per y...

Good for you Barb. 32 years? It should grow much quicker now that it's in-ground.Cheers, Barrie.

Len (Rene's brother) at Sunnyside nursery has been very helpful with me over the years. They're the only ones I've really dealt with to any real exten...

Well cedardave, you'd pretty much have your pick of garden centers as nearly all would stock palms in various sizes. If you're refering to large (24" ...

Barrie,I have to disagree with you on wind chill not relating to plants,cold wind may not factor in heat loss to plants but it does wick or strip mois...