TommyMacLuckie

So far the coldest it's gotten is 23 degrees, possibly 25. The nearest weather station is a little north of here, about a mile or so, but there usually is a difference for whatever reason. The lake is not having any influence on the temperature since the wind is from the N/NE. There are a lot of trees around so there are microclimates that have a slightly warmer temp than what is being recorded.

Thursday morning is the only morning we'll be above freezing, the rest is back into the twenties and possibly teens by Saturday morning and Sunday morning. At least, right where I am anyway. WWLTV.com says 15 but that's a northshore average, which starts at I-12 and goes to Mississippi. Anything south of I-12 is generally warmer usually because of the lake. Based on the damage I've seen this morning, Wednesday, it's gotten as cold at the lakeshore as it has at my house. No inversion with the wind. Just nasty cold.

I'm not digging anything up (I actually don't have any more room to store plants - it's all filled up with plants already). I've got everything covered in piles of pine straw and leaves, in some cases ON my palms at the crown. Sword suckers covered, heaps and heaps of coverage. It should do something positive. I should know by April what survives.