Gray Day, again...

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Perhaps it's no surprise that we have another gray day here in Toronto. It's been a cool, wet, spring, and plants are far behind last spring... The weather, combined with recent events, have me feeling down and depressingly BLUE. However, I suppose that I, and my message board friends, who love to challenge the normal conservative gardening practices (ugh, another Mugo Pine... Is that Euonymous, again?!), can appreciate the brilliant ORANGE lining that accompanies the sunset at this time of year!

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/caon0696?ref=homemap

Best,

Paul

Posted : 03/05/2011 11:50 am

lucky1

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That was nicely said, Paul.

Agree...except I'm not depressingly BLUE...I'm madder than a snake in heat at losing a month of warmth and plants outside.
And if I see one more teenager wearing shorts and flip flops when it's 7C, I'm gonna scream.

But I'm fine...really...not going crazy.

Just naming my fungus gnats this afternoon.
I've lost track of their progeny, but I think they've moved upstairs.

So far we've had 7 months of "winter", leaving 5 months of "summer" (no spring).
Maybe.

Barb

If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.

Posted : 03/05/2011 4:43 pm

hardyjim

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Paul

It looks like things improve a little starting tomorrow there....
here too with temps back close to... then over 70 and 80s next week.

Hope it moves your way.

Barb

This is the first time I have seen your temp over 46F in a while!

Did I mention theres a freeze warning tonight 😯

32F last night didn't seem to bother anything,hope it is not colder tonight!

Posted : 03/05/2011 5:01 pm

lucky1

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Yup this is the next two weeks...more ka ka.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/fourteenday/cabc0312

the first time I have seen your temp over 46F in a while

I'm guessing that was last September 😆 😆

70s, 80s F ...we can only dream of it apparently. :evil3: :evil3:

Barb

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Posted : 03/05/2011 5:08 pm

bananieru

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😀
just look what's in the future for us:

http://thestar.blogs.com/weather360/2011/05/warmer-drier-summer-forecast-for-toronto.html

We'll turn off the heating a day before we start the ac.

Tavi

Posted : 04/05/2011 10:14 am

hardyjim

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Hope that works out!

Here is our forecast for the next(ahem) 15 days from(ahem)"accuweather"

All those 80s should finally get the tropicals moving!
My banana plants grow more in one summer day then they did all April!

http://www.accuweather.com/us/ia/fairfield/52556/forecast-month.asp

Posted : 04/05/2011 10:50 am

DesertZone

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who love to challenge the normal conservative gardening practices (ugh, another Mugo Pine... Is that Euonymous, again?!),

Best,

Paul

I agree, 😆

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Posted : 04/05/2011 2:37 pm

wxman

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This spring has been a giant turd.

Posted : 04/05/2011 9:06 pm

lucky1

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Finally getting warmer, cold wind has ended.

Only lost TWO months of normal nice weather 👿
Barb

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Posted : 04/05/2011 9:34 pm

TimMAz6

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the temps are normal here..........

Posted : 04/05/2011 9:51 pm

hardyjim

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8-15 days 80 or above in the 15 day forecast finally.

I think you mean a frozen turd - Wxman 😀 🙁

Posted : 04/05/2011 11:59 pm

lucky1

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two weeks of 80+ coming for you Jim?
No wonder it's crappy here...you've got it all 😆

...and another leaf pops on your Waggies 😀
Barb

If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.

Posted : 05/05/2011 6:14 pm

igor.glukhovtsev

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No worries, Barb... We had most of the days 80F plus up to 100 F once starting a second decade of April. And what? For the next night we were promised to have minus 2C (no snow by the way, but who knows). That's why I didn't pland my palms and banana into the soil.

Posted : 06/05/2011 11:58 am

lucky1

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You make a good point Igor.
A very warm spring in the North can lead to problems in early May with another cold blast.
I wouldn't know though... 😆

It's just that Jim's Waggies have already put out 3 to 5 new leaves...
Good for Jim
But for the rest of us waiting.... 😥

Barb

If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.

Posted : 06/05/2011 4:22 pm

hardyjim

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I guess I could go look but I know that's not true 😯

My Washys are working on opening leaf #3,that just means the spear is
expanding 🙂

My Waggies...

1.) trunk cut to the ground-I abused it by not
covering it early last winter 😕

2.)This one has put out a leaf and is working on the next.

3.)This little piggy had it's leaf(that was in the shoot all winter)
totally roast out and dry up,I can't say it pulled because it disintegrated.
The next spear is visible and pushing up.

All the trunk cut Trachys from last year pulled again but are
not needing to be cut this year - it has been such a chilly spring
they are just now showing signs of filling in the black hole where they pulled 😕

Oh btw

While I am picking on you Barb 😀 -
we now have-just- a handful of 80s in the ten day.......

I'll take them!!!!

Posted : 06/05/2011 5:24 pm