What's happening today 2016?

They are calling for frost here overnight. Some areas of the UP are not forecast to get out of the 40’s today!
Oh and here is what it says for Sat
Saturday

A chance of freezing drizzle. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Never seen freezing drizzle at 77 degrees :scream:

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I had a ridiculously crazy forecast for here one day last year. I think I posted it in a thread titled “When Hell Freezes Over”.

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cold front moved in, low 60’s and its pouring with thunder :shower:

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After a hot stretch we are having an absolutely beautiful weather day today. 70 degrees, breezy, big fluffy clouds in the sky. If I could find a place with this weather every day I’d move there. Reminds me of the weather on Coronado near San Diego.

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Nothing like the breeze off the ocean and sand in your shorts… Oh… and the wind blowing your off the bridge… : )

I’ve been in Colorado in summer. If you get to the right elevation 7k/8k feet…the weather is stunning even during the heat of the day. We drove up to Mt. Evans the one time (over 14K feet) and it was 40F ish up there (in the summer)…

Yes @warmwxrules, in the foothills/montane in Colorado the summer weather can’t be beat, IMO. No one around us (8300’) has AC. Just aren’t enough days when you would use it (maybe 2 or 3 in the last 20 years).

But that is not to say it is perfect growing weather, not by a long shot. Growing season is just too short, maybe 90 frost free days a summer. Not much chance for heat loving plants. And rainfall is erratic, plus the occasional hail storm.

Still I have not found a place I would care to live as much as here, even with its problems.

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I feel that way about MI. I guess living here, it is in my blood. We can have as many as 160 or more frost free days here.The weather is usually good during that time. The rest of the year is not as nice!

The robins are into the cherries

In this respect, White Gold is a disappointment because even the slightest blush sends a signal to the birds

I have a lot of cherries and wouldn’t mind sharing a few with the birds, but they peck more than they eat, and worse, the pecked fruits get brown rot

I sprayed today

The forecast is for heat and rain

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I can’t buy a raindrop. Rain 2 miles north, rain 2miles south and I am still watering my transplanted trees and garden, the grass is brown.

28C (82F) hot and sunny, sunny and hot. :sunny:

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Harvest some garlic flower stock, yummy

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It is between 3-4 feet tall. Thinking about removing some of the pups to give it more energy for the blooms.

I ran over a cherry tree with my mower. Any suggestion on what i should do?l

most likely, if you do nothing, it will still be fine. If it makes you feel better :slightly_smiling:, you can put some tar over it. same kind you would use to tar over a graft or large pruning wound. in future, put some tree protectors at the bottom. I use E-Z Protect Tree Trunk Protector. You can find them at Home Depot or Tractor Supply

My Saturn donut peaches are starting to ripening up. Picked my first 2 today. 18 Brix!

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I would wrap it with flagging tape to keep it from drying out. You could use grafting sealer too. I wouldn’t use tar as it kills trees, unless its a tar specially made for pruning and grafting.

I would flush cut the tree right below the damaged area. Otherwise it’s a goner if you live in a humid climate. Hopefully there’ll be a little scion left above the graft union, and it will re-bud and re-sprout the desired variety. Consider watering and fertilizing the roots after you make the cut.

Take out a whip and beat the heck out of yourself, saying ‘I will be more careful next time’!

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It’s dry here low 20% or less humidity.

I’d tape it if the wound is fresh - some of that bark might take hold

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