it can stay there!
18z GFS looks like more rain north (here) and heavy snow southā¦ Good hit on Madison and a good hit on S Michiganā¦for heavy snow. Madison needs it. They love snow down there in late April.
I put plastic (cheap roll of menards plastic) over my low tunnel hoopsā¦so my tomats are all coveredā¦i can also throw blankets over them Sat night (i have a huge box full of old blankets for this very purpose)ā¦ I do have to figure out the artichokes i planted. Do i cover them (they are still small) or dig themā¦hmmmā¦iāll probably cover them. I could also throw some chrstimas lights in there too for some heatā¦i still have until Friday night to figure it outā¦
Potted up a bunch of sugar cane seeds that sprouted.
Rained all dayā¦clear nowā¦ tomorrow should be 60F or soā¦
Interesting, sugar cane has seeds?!
It must. The seeds i had last year were garbage. They sprout super fast if placed on a good heat source.
Lots of wind today but at least the sun is shining.
6z continues to show that far south Wi/S Michigan hit of snow. Sure doesnāt look like any real warmup next week either.
same here. nice to see the sun finally. lots to do in the yard yetā¦
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Summer has arrived.
Tomatoes are flowering, cherries are plumping up, apples have already flowered, and of course citrus blooming like crazy!
Do you grow dragonfruit?
I was watching a vlog video out of Japan a few days ago. They sold some mangoes (grown in southern Japan) for around $5000. It was interesting ā¦they flower in January there in greenhouses. Crazy how early then can get fruit.
Looking at day 10 euroā¦the whole western USA is under high pressure dome of summer heat. East coast gets a taste of spring chilll. Iām stuck inbetween.
It was up to 80F in the low tunnel with the tomatoes. Iāll probably kill them with heat.
12z GFS looks almost a tad south with the snow. Wi/IL border region looks prime for the snow monster.
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I donāt grow Dragonfruit myself, but they are grown in this area as well. My climate unlike closer to the coast can grow many high heat requirement fruits/veg. For example my Wonderfull pomegranate fruited in under 3 years from a 10" tall twig from Dave Wilsons at a local nursery. Poms LOVE hot/dry. That 3 year old Wonderfull is already 12ā tall (after pruning) and expect it to produce 30+ poms in just itās 4th year coming up. Heat is the great equalizer (as long as itās not ARZ type heat, which we can get too).
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How about olives? I have an olive tree that i keep inside in the winter, and outside summerā¦i just repottedā¦still smallish.
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@warmwxrules what do you think the low temperatures will get down to in Dane county (southern edge)? Iāve mostly seen around 25 but a few places have it a bit higher or lower.
I donāt but they are practically everywhere. We have a few commercial Olive groves making commercial olive oil a mile from me. They are basically bullet proof and also love the very hot dry climate. Just like their homeland in the middle east.
Very tough to say depending on wind/skies conditions and of course snowcover (which may help protect things)ā¦ It wonāt take much to drop to mid 20Fs considering once the snow starts, the temp is going to drop to around freezing and below. 25F sounds pretty doableā¦hopefully it stays above thatā¦ Being here (La Crosse) iām probably going to clear out sooner tomorrow night so iāll be dealing with more clear skies/calmer windsā¦yikes. Iām going to triple cover my artichokes.
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Concerned about heavy snow load on leafed-out trees
I double covered a few things (2 buckets)ā¦iāll blanket them tomorrow night after the precip is done (sounds like all snow here)ā¦ They are saying lots of wind so iāll have to keep an eye out.
Moved all my potted plants back inside (i need a greenhouse).
The crazy thing is even the roads will probably get slick with such high snow rates (1-2 inches an hour).
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I covered a few of the vegetable beds tonight, broccoli, garlic and onions. Low hoops with agribond row cover then a tarp on top of that. Iāll have to go out and clear snow off them a few times tomorrow so they donāt collapse. Might put some milk jugs of hot water in there tomorrow night.
Iāll probably cover a few honeyberries tomorrow as those are in full bloom. The currants are pushing out their flower buds but still closed so hopefully they are hardy enough.
The apples are at tight cluster so Iām hoping the snow is sticky enough to provide some insulation.
The next 36 hours are going to be fun. 
Iām counting on the snow to provide insulation for row crops and plants in the ground
We are going to have snow this afternoon. My plum is blooming and pears are ready to bloom. Hope the snow will not hurt the flowersš
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As long as the Temp doesnāt drop below 28 degrees F then most flowers will be ok.
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