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Taylor
01-27-2008, 05:30 PM
Hey guys and gals,
Ever wonder when it will be relatively safe to transplant you're banana plants back outside?!?
I have! And I stumbled upon this chart that shows you some information by location. Hope this helps someone!
http://www.almanac.com/garden/frostus.php
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Taylor
mskitty38583
01-27-2008, 06:22 PM
thanks taylor. i was wondering that just this morning.
Lagniappe
01-27-2008, 06:26 PM
Only a little over a month to go !
Looks like I've been draggin my feet with the seed starting.
mskitty38583
01-27-2008, 06:35 PM
i second your statement 'got to move farther south'!
austinl01
01-27-2008, 06:36 PM
Come on down to Arkansas. We'd love to have more banana lovers in these parts! You'd be in a nice zone 8. :)
mskitty38583
01-27-2008, 06:50 PM
i am a coastie. was born in fl raised in va, spent 3 yrs in cali, and went stupid and moved to mi for 3 yrs, i now live in tn and want to go back to fl. when spring hits i get that travelin fever and want to hi tail it back to the beach. i get the jimmy buffet and beach boys diease. i havent seen the ocean in 4 yrs. and i have been going through withdrawls. i might be going to pensacola for my spring break and i told my friend i dont care to go, but the first morning i dont care how cold it is, my happy behunkus is gonna be on the beach with a cup of coffee and watching the sun rise at 430- 5 am. i also told her i got to find a green house to get me a banana tree. cant go to fl and not come back without a tree, it would be a wasted trip not getting one. lol. .:raftingnaner:.
Richard
01-27-2008, 06:55 PM
In San Diego, pick any location and then 10 miles away or just around the corner there is a different climate zone.
mskitty38583
01-27-2008, 07:06 PM
hopefully we wont have another freak frost or freeze like we did last spring at the end of april. i lost 150- 200 blooms off my iris' and was cussin everytime i had to cut a mushy bloom off. i was mad. this time im a little more prepared. i have buckets outside so i can cover my iris' and my lambs ears and daylilies with. i might even have to wrap my weeping black cherry tree with a blanket to keep its blooms. last year they bloomed and were just beautiful, when i got home from school it had frosted and the next morning they were mush. my peonies were just gross, i only had 3 glads that bloomed. i am not doing that again this year. if i have to take every blanket i own and cover my entire yard i will see my flowers bloom! too much work not to see the end result.
island cassie
01-27-2008, 08:00 PM
Heartbreaking mskitty. I can't tell the number of times in England I used to rush out in the night with blankets, towels, bubblewrap - anything I could lay my hands on to protect my babies! And then the anguish at having to remove it all a bit too early in the morning - but having to go to work!! I do miss my tulips and daffodils though!
Cassie
Rmplmnz
01-27-2008, 08:29 PM
This is a nice chart..more of a baseline than an absolute.
It lists Tampa first frost as January 3rd and last frost as January 28th.
December 24, 1989 temperatures in Tampa dropped in to the low 20''s.."The Freeze of 1989" we had rolling blackouts (due to energy shortages) parts of the interstate system were completely closed due to icy conditions.
STEELVIPER
01-27-2008, 08:36 PM
Looking at about 2 weeks left for me. But the lowest temp. this year has been 33F.With little to no frost this year. Already got my tomato seeds,and looking to start indoors in about 3 weeks. Keep an eye on the weather report. Never know when a cold snap can hit.
mskitty38583
01-27-2008, 08:40 PM
i panted 25 daffies about a month ago i think, and some hycinths. my tulips didnt do anything except wither up and my green ees looked sooo bad. hopefully spring will be spring this year.
jellyfish_sky
01-27-2008, 09:18 PM
You folks are all lucky, waiting for spring!
I'm still waiting for the worst of winter! lol
The chart lists Mtl's last frost in May :rolleyes: Though it's better than Calgary... ;) 3 more months to go before planting out... hehe
AnnaJW
01-27-2008, 11:27 PM
Looking at about 2 weeks left for me. But the lowest temp. this year has been 33F.With little to no frost this year. Already got my tomato seeds,and looking to start indoors in about 3 weeks. Keep an eye on the weather report. Never know when a cold snap can hit.
Whoo-hoo! Two weeks? Please, let it be so! :)
I need to get my greenhouse set up and get the seeds going! Although with the wind we've been having, I'm afraid it may blow away.
microfarmer
01-29-2008, 12:31 AM
2 weeks...:2791:
JoeReal
01-29-2008, 03:53 PM
The statements in the Farmer's Almanac could be a little bit misleading if taken out of context.
Frosts can occur even at air temperature of 38 deg F. Calm, moonless and very clear nights to early morning, it happens. And that is 6 deg F above freezing.
chong
01-29-2008, 05:04 PM
This is a nice chart..more of a baseline than an absolute.
It lists Tampa first frost as January 3rd and last frost as January 28th.
December 24, 1989 temperatures in Tampa dropped in to the low 20''s.."The Freeze of 1989" we had rolling blackouts (due to energy shortages) parts of the interstate system were completely closed due to icy conditions.
But that's on account of "Global Warming". Once we get rid of the CO2, we'll get back to normal. You'll see . . . . (LOL)
Taylor
01-29-2008, 05:21 PM
The statements in the Farmer's Almanac could be a little bit misleading if taken out of context.
Frosts can occur even at air temperature of 38 deg F. Calm, moonless and very clear nights to early morning, it happens. And that is 6 deg F above freezing.
That's true. But in most cases, those are the type of frosts that can be covered.
One of Miss Kittys famous disclaimers: If any plants die due to this chart, I am not held accountable. lol
For my area it says March 23 but we've had frosts in April...
chong
01-29-2008, 05:41 PM
This is a nice chart..more of a baseline than an absolute.
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Well said, Chris! The Almanac does not guarantee that you shall, rather it's "you will - maybe or more or less". Baseline, rule of thumb, generally speaking, etc. That's all it is. You will still need to be vigilant on both ends of that chart if you want to protect your plants.
mskitty38583
01-29-2008, 06:56 PM
taylor!!!!! you know better then that. lol. i would not blame you.....lol. might have to shoot the weather man, but not you.
mm4birds
01-29-2008, 07:49 PM
I find it interesting that new yok city with 10 miilion people is not listed. The closest city is newark, new jersey. :2179: the big apple
STEELVIPER
01-29-2008, 08:45 PM
Anna. Buy and anchor on E-Bay!(for the wind) LOL!!! how big is that greenhouse?
chong
01-29-2008, 10:45 PM
I find it interesting that new yok city with 10 miilion people is not listed. The closest city is newark, new jersey. :2179: the big apple
Well, after all, where do you garden in NYC? The rooftops maybe? Kidding aside, how many of the 10 mil would have gardens, do you think? Real estate in NYC is so expensive to plant a garden, don't you think? Except, maybe, for the very rich. In which case, for reference, New Jersey, in terms of weather, would be close enough.
Richard
01-29-2008, 11:23 PM
Some of our relatives on my wife's side live 5 to 10 miles east of downtown NYC by train. They have great vegetable and ornamental gardens.
Relatives on my side are named Frost. We object to all this negative discussion of Frost :D especially Jack, who lives in Mentone CA.
chong
01-30-2008, 12:19 AM
Some of our relatives on my wife's side live 5 to 10 miles east of downtown NYC by train. They have great vegetable and ornamental gardens.
Relatives on my side are named Frost. We object to all this negative discussion of Frost :D especially Jack, who lives in Mentone CA.
Hey, first of all, I like Frost! Every year, I hunt for a rose plant at Walmart named, you got it, "Jack Frost". I got one from there over ten years ago, but it died a couple of years later because we had a little bit of a drought in Seattle, believe it or not! It had the prettiest white shade of a rose that I've ever seen. Like fresh snow on the ground, crystalline white. No pink, no yellow, no green, just white.
Having said that, I Googled the map of NYC, and found that Newark, NJ is 7-8 miles west of NYC as the crow flies. So, if your relatives are on the opposite side, and they can grow a garden, then the people in NYC can also garden. And having the same Latitude, more or less, the weather in NYC and on the east side, and in Newark, will have the same weather pattern. Most of the time, that is. But again, who can afford to have a garden in NYC? Are there any banana growers out there?
Richard
01-30-2008, 01:28 AM
... But again, who can afford to have a garden in NYC? ...
The housing prices in NYC are for the most part more affordable than here in San Diego. There are banana growers in NYC, but their issues are nothing compared with what AllenF overcomes in Edmonton, Alberta!
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