Mild, overcast , some rain this week.
Any snow left around you?
Around here sunny areas are snow free, still plenty in the shadows.
Next week still has a shot of 70F or better (Weds)âŚit doesnât last longâŚback to normal after that with a good push of colder air. Still back to more typical weather. Probably prime time right now for tapping maples.
The frog that has been living in my house all winter gets put outside today. His cricket chirping noise is waking my wife up every night.
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Unfortunately very wintery hereâŚlots of cold and a moderate amount of snow (crusty/icey) still on the ground. This storm system swirling around over Eastern Canada has been a major PITAâŚNW wind has been horrible. Every time I read about a warmer than normal month for our areaâŚit seems to do the opposite.
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Itâs warm outside and will get warmer by end of this weekend. We still have few inches of snow in the yard but should be melted soon. I found my apple rootstocks(was going to graft) were stripped down and I am not sure if they will recover.
Apple rootstock:
Pear:
Plum:
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I guess you can cut lower than you had planned an graft. Either that or bury the whole thing and create a âstoolâ for growing many future rootstocks?
That first pic looks like the bunnies chewed up your tree and left you some free âfertilizerâ
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No, the 5 to 6 inches or rain took away whatever snow or ice was lingering in deep shade around here. That was Sunday, afternoon and night. Once we are past Sunday night, forecast says we are staying above 30 at night. Time to plant potatoes, peas, onions , at least for the brave here in KY. (If the ground were dry enough to tillâŚand it will be by next Tues and Wed.)
{Did I mention I sprayed apples with Dormant Oil on Wednesday?}
Fertilizer all over the place. Do you want some? I can pack the wabbit and send your wayđ
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Well, ultra dwarf G41. Donât know if it will sucker.
Probably wouldâŚbut Iâve not tried. M111 and B118 are easy.
Voles and/or rabbit.
The rabbit in my backyard was eating the bark off a bunch of apple limbs i cut off this fall the past few weeks (just had a pile laying thereâno harm i was just going to burn them at some point)⌠He also trimmed 2 nectarines to everything he could reach
YeahâŚthe east is stuck in that until this warmth can move that way. Omaha was 66F yesterday. Was 53F here but a little cooler today. Youâll have to wait until mid next week for the warmth to show up. Just going off the GFS iâm not sure how long your warm spell will last when it does arriveâŚmight be short lived.
We might see warmer temps in the plains/midwest then in Florida. Temp anon for Sun afternoon (monday is even colder for Florida)
wicked windy here still. -0f windchill. no real warm up in sight. knew this mild winter was too good to be true.
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Snowing in northeast Ohio.
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Awwww tooo bad!
Forgot a pepper plant outside last night. That one is a goner. Even had fruit on it (has been flowering the past month). 21F melted it.
Should be around 50F today. Upper 50Fs tomorrow (maybe 60?) and then 60F+ Mon-Thurs (rain late week and cooler after)âŚjust a taste of spring.
Weâre probably OK, but 60âs sounds dangerous for Wisconsin doesnât it?
60Fs are fineâŚbut probably donât want/need it much warmer. Ground is still frozen at least in my yard (tried digging out some buried potsâŚwould need a jack hammer). Was low 50Fs today⌠nice because it wasnât windy, but still chilly. Plenty of little snow piles in spots/typical parking lot glaciers. I had my tomato plants outside all day today, along with artichokes, and all my house plants.
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Gonna spray the dormant oil tomorrow
I should probably do that soon. I usually just spray copper. Seems to keep almost all plc away.
Some wind this morning. Around 40F. If we get enough soon maybe make that 60F mark (1st time since Nov 19). Des Moines showing 71F this afternoon.
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