Current weather

[justjoan]

This week should be in the upper 60'S to mid 70"s during the day, nights in the 50's, was down to 39 on my deck two days ago all banana's inside except two and those I covered, this will be their last week outside and then in for the winter :(

[sunfish]

Kensington Heights, San Diego, California (PWS)
Updated: 3 sec ago
Partly Cloudy
104.8 °F
Partly Cloudy

[momoese]

A few minutes before I took this screen shot it said 109! I live 7 miles from the ocean. Help me I'm melting.......

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/8128/picture5ck.png

[sunfish]

There's a chill in the air.I can cut my watering to once a week now.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36670&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36670&ppuser=2868)

Oops

[momoese]

If only I could have a couple hours of that Tony!

[sunfish]

If only I could have a couple hours of that Tony!

Same here.High yesterday for me 105.4

[sunfish]

A few minutes before I took this screen shot it said 109! I live 7 miles from the ocean. Help me I'm melting.......

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/8128/picture5ck.png

Record yesterday for Los Angeles 113

[momoese]

Record yesterday for Los Angeles 113

It was 113 until the thermometer broke!

L.A.'s hottest day ever How hot was it? The National Weather Service's thermometer downtown reached 113 degrees for the first time since records began being kept in 1877 — and then stopped working. The record highs follow a summer of record lows (http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/27/local/la-me-hottest-ever-20100928)

[Dalmatiansoap]

24C, even my sticker said it was raining
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=37064&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=37064&ppuser=4565)
:woohoonaner:

[enigma99a]

need a break from the heat:(

[sunfish]

20 degrees cooler here today

[harveyc]

We got up to about 102 today, about the same as yesterday. Don't know what today's low was but yesterday we were 57 at 6am. We're supposed to be about five degrees cooler each of the next two days.

[momoese]

Got a little on shore breeze kicking right now. Feels really nice after the heat!

[sunfish]

Got a little on shore breeze kicking right now. Feels really nice after the heat!

Fried banana leaves ?

[momoese]

Fried banana leaves ?

No, and I can hardly believe it! I watered the whole yard heavily including the lawn (front side and back) and the bamboo for 3 days straight hoping the extra humidity would help save the leaves and it appears to have worked!

I do have some plants that just melted and are laying down flat on the ground now, but the bananas did really well! :)

[sunfish]

Yuck

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=37632&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=37632)

[enigma99a]

Yucky indeed. It's also cloudy here now and it looks like it won't warm up until close to November! I'm hoping for a mild winter:)

[sunfish]

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=37899&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=37899&ppuser=2868)

[Nicolas Naranja]

We have been having very odd weather lately a seabreeze is kicking up storms along the coast in the morning and it is quite hot. Very unusual for late October!

[island cassie]

We have a late season visitor in the form of Hurricane Tomas who should be passing us by on Tuesday on his way to Jamaica!!! At the moment St Lucia and St Vincent have the pleasure of his company and the forcasters aren't sure whether he will continue west and pass to the south of us, or turn north and cross Haiti. We might get this years beach hurricane party after all.

[sunfish]

49.9 °F
Clear

[Richard]

90+ F temperatures are forecast for San Diego coastal areas this Wed. and Thurs.

[sunfish]

:woohoonaner: 94F

[enigma99a]

woohoo! It was upper 80s here today, and humid. Opened a couple of hands today X2 flowers:)

[saltydad]

Here's our yearly figures.

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/histGraphNormals?ID=KCGS&records=on&normals=on&lastyear=on

These are averages, as we had snow of over 3 feet at times last winter, not counting successive accumulations.

[island cassie]

We have a late season visitor in the form of Hurricane Tomas who should be passing us by on Tuesday on his way to Jamaica!!! At the moment St Lucia and St Vincent have the pleasure of his company and the forcasters aren't sure whether he will continue west and pass to the south of us, or turn north and cross Haiti. We might get this years beach hurricane party after all.

Well - now he has slowed down and split into 2 - one going through the channel between Cuba and Haiti, and the other coming up the Cibao valley across our half of the island overnight tonight on Friday. Just overcast all the time with light rain and mild gusts of wind so far. Projected to pass us in the middle of the night (of course!) and we fear the rain more than the wind. I just wish my hugely tall Sabas didn't have such big bunches of fruit on them!! It is nearly 5pm and getting really dark - no beach party for this one!

[justjoan]

Its supposed to be 60 here by Sunday, courtesy of the great state of California and a good breeze and then sliding back to normal for this time of year with a possible snow event next weekend. I will be taking advantage of the good wether and getting the Christmas lights up this weekend and another job will done!

[saltydad]

Good luck Cassie!

[island cassie]

Thanks Howard - it seems to have passed by with more like a whimper than a roar!! We on the north coast have had a quiet night, and the south coast are saying it is "as quiet as a drowned mouse", so where did it go??? Later tonite (American spelling you note!) I might eat my words - lets see!!

[sunfish]

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=38184&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=38184&ppuser=2868)

[palmtree]

Very chilly day today with a high temperature of only 51F, Low tonight will be the coldest yet, 35F. Im hoping we dont get a frost tomorrow, because all the plants are still growing (or at least green). Im bringing most of my plants inside tonight just incase. 50s and 60s in the forecast all of next week and no more chances of Frost for at least 10 days!! :)

[Dalmatiansoap]

rare moment without rain
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG0627.jpg
:woohoonaner:

[saltydad]

Nice up in the low 60's, down to the 40's. Much better than the 31 F we had the other night after a string of low 30's. My basjoos are beginning to show damage. They'll so OK, though, until the 1st really hard frost in the 20's. May that not be for quite a while (like next winter....LOL).

[Jack Daw]

Record warm November after record cold October.

<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=38407><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=38407&size=1 border=0></a>

[Dalmatiansoap]

Beat this blue sky Jack
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=38417&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=38417&ppuser=4565)
or this one with the half moon
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=38418&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=38418&ppuser=4565)
OK, I cant fight your beer but....
:woohoonaner:

[sunfish]

Got down to 43F this morning

[Dalmatiansoap]

15C here, with all the World rain:ha:
This is how it looked in Dubrovnik today
YouTube - Dubrovnik pod vodom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWOixXUcDH0&feature=player_embedded#)!
Video - Kaos na dubrovaèkim ulicama: Vodu potrebno prokuhavati, slu¾be saniraju ¹tetu - Vijesti.net - Index.hr (http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/video--kaos-na-dubrovackim-ulicama-vodu-potrebno-prokuhavati-sluzbe-saniraju-stetu/524708.aspx)

[island cassie]

It has been slightly damp here this year - here are our rainfall figures up to 22nd November 2010

Rainfall 2007 to date in inches and mm

2007 2008 2009 2010

January 13.5 13 10.7 17.8
February 8.45 3.3 7.9 14.3
March 17.05 1.9 8.1 7.9
April 8.55 10.8 2.9 7.5
May 9.2 5.35 3.7 13.3
June 3 6.5 3.4 22.5
July 2.2 2.6 2.5 13.3
August 4.3 4.3 3.9 4.6
September 1.8 10.3 7.5 20.4
October 13.5 16.2 8.2 9.7
November 19.1 13.3 9.2 15.2 to date
December 11.7 7.9 18.8


inches 112.35 95.45 86.8 146.5

mm 2853.69 2424.43 2204.72 3721.1

sorry for the skewed table - when I try to edit it - it shows it correctly!!

[sunfish]

Record Low Temps Hit County - San Diego News Story - KGTV San Diego (http://www.10news.com/news/25919962/detail.html)

[palmtree]

So cold here today! Really damp and light rain (and some sleet) persisted throughout the entire day. We were suppose to freeze today, but the coldest we got was only 37F. No killing frost yet thankfully. My cannas still have a bloom or 2 and are green and lots of people have tropical plants (such as impatients, begonias, mandevillas, and palms) still doing good outside! The temperature was at 37F in the afternoon and is now (at night) slowly rising (currently near 50F).

[sunfish]

Today's low 37.4 °F

[momoese]

A light frost on the grass this morning.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/2010-11-26083858.jpg

[sunfish]

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=38899&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=38899&ppuser=2868)

[momoese]

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=38899&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=38899&ppuser=2868)

That can't be good.

[sunfish]

That can't be good.

:lurk:

I 'll be surprised if the Kru fruit mature.

[enigma99a]

Woke up this morning to 58F @ 7:30AM. Pretty mild for this time of year:) usually lows are in the 40s. But after last's months 20 degree below average temps, I'll take it

[sunfish]

Summer weather in December

Current: High: Low: Average:
Temperature: 76.0 °F 87.3 °F 56.6 °F 69.6 °F

[palmtree]

Right now its in the 50s and raining. Cold air comes back later this week with 2 days of temperatures both at night and during the day, only in the 20sF!!!

[Patty in Wisc]

Yesterdays drizzling rain turned to snow about 9 pm. W/ 40 mph gusts it was blizzard last night & today. All of Wisconsin was sorta state of emergency...further north had 2 ft snow.
The sat dish went out last night - too much snow on it so I taped 3 bamboo poles together & hit the dish on roof LOL. It looked like I was fishing - casting out. I got some off & tv came back in. Then power out. Lights kept flickering like I've never seen, & then totally out. Good thing we have a wood burner. Power came back about 3:20 am. A transformer caught fire. Now everything is frozen & we will have a wind chill of minus 20F. The slush under the snow froze & it's very slippery driving.
It was a winter wonderland here this morn & all day...with that heavy wet snow, it stuck to everything...weighting down lots of branches. Very pretty.

[Dean W.]

Freezing at night in the 50's during the day.

[Patty in Wisc]

It;s so very very cold! Been colder but, not ready for this. 5 people died in Wisc in last couple days from storm. 2?,000 ppl w/out power...some for a full day with temps dropping to 0F. Here in Milwauke here we didn't get much snow but at Mike's house - 35 miles north, was where the damage was w/ over 14,000 ppl w/ out power there. It's below zero to 2F here in Milwaukee.

[palmtree]

Very cold weather continues! Going into the low teens tonight which is the coldest yet and colder than all of last winter. Chance of some snow on tuesday and below average temperatures both day and night every day for the next 10! Looks like the below average temperature pattern will continue for the entire month.

[sunfish]

79.2 °F 26.11C
Partly Cloudy

[Dean W.]

Very cold today here. Twenty-seven degrees F now. Woke up to find my propane grill had taken a tumble out in the middle of the yard due to high winds. Privacy fences, other structures, and loose items have been blow over. A low of 14 F expected tonight.

[jwmahloch]

Blizzard warning in St Louis MO now through tomorrow at noon. Sleet and freezing rain now, which started yesterday, its supposed to change to snow later today, forcast says 10 to 18 inches. Not fun to drive in.

[saltydad]

After multiple snowstorms, including losing power for 3 days due to downed lines from wet heavy snow, the monster storm the Midwest is getting will be here tonight. They forecast we will be on the edge and thus will have ice instead of snow. I'd rather have the snow.

[Richard]

Eye of category 4 Cyclone Yasi strikes Australian coast. To our members in that region: may the Force be with you -- and not against you.

http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Cyclone_Yasi.jpg

[rick2001]

Eye of category 4 Cyclone Yasi strikes Australian coast. To our members in that region: may the Force be with you -- and not against you.

http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Cyclone_Yasi.jpg


... may everyone there be safe....

[sunfish]

Looks like spring is here

[saltydad]

Took a walk through the garden today. Looks like the palms were hard hit, and ironically the windmills look better than the needles! On the plus side all of my fancy goldfish and koi made it through the winter OK.

[Richard]

Looks like spring is here

Yes, I had to put all the plants on their spring watering schedule.

[sunfish]

Night time temps staying above 50F.Bananas trees :ha: are all pushing new growth.

[Richard]

Night time temps staying above 50F.Bananas trees :ha: are all pushing new growth.

And not just banana plants ... tomatoes, peppers, you name it! Here's a list of plants I'm taking to the Farmer's Market this weekend: Plants That Produce at Leucadia Farmers Market (http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/Leucadia_Farmers_Market.html)

[Dalmatiansoap]

Good luck there Richard. Take a few pics there, its nice to see diferent market events. Food markets explains a lot about culture in general.

[sunfish]

What happened to my nice sunny weather

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=40624&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=40624&ppuser=2868)

[Richard]

Good luck there Richard. ...

Thanks, we sold over 2 dozen trees, about 10 shrubs/vines, over 200 4-inch pots of vegetable and herb plants, plus about 2 cases of fertilizers, supplements, etc. We do it every Sunday. I'll start bringing banana plants and mango trees in a week or two.

[sunfish]

Plenty of wind

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[cherokee_greg]

I think I may need a Ark here rain rain rain on this first day of spring and more to come. :03:

[sunfish]

Should reach over 90F today

[Dalmatiansoap]

Constant light rain here today, and it should blow in few hours whan night comes.

[palmtree]

It was suppose to be such a beautiful day here, but it ended up being a good 10F cooler than expected. Today got up to about 70F, but with the cloud cover getting thicker, and the wind picking up, it does feel a little chilly.
My plants are all doing well outside though and my bougainvillea is pushing out blooms (and my musa basjoo is actually pushing up its new leaf more and more every day!). Im surprised at how well brugmansias grow in cooler weather because mine is put out about a half an inch of growth in the past week which is pretty good considering its not warm outside yet!

[sunfish]

Hot Hot Hot

[nannerfunboi]

wasnt a bad day here today.. finally.. mid 60s..lots of clouds..but
some sun..
this week were to have mid 70s.. we will have flooding for sure
with those temps and all the snow we have in the mts..
if its not one thing its another..sigh..
but the warmer temps will be welcome :goteam:
i haul all my tropicals out to enjoy the warmer temps.and full
sun..which my EE's and bananas are showing their appreciation..
i will get my cannas in this week too..
i hauled in a TON of good compost..besides mine.. and the soil
is ready for plants...
thoughts still on all the people in deep south.. i see all the pics
of destroyed homes/towns/neighbourhoods.. wow..
my heart goes to them..

[MissStress]

90% of the snow has melted. :P

[orinoko]

16 C and cloudy,

Lorax, water the garden, here if I do that it usually rains afterwards..

:ha::ha:

We just got the first windyless day. really bad winds yesterday, so bad I had to fleece bag a tree.

It looked like rain earlier, we have had plenty rain though.

[nannerfunboi]

finally a day and sunny !!!!
:woohoonaner:
its only short lived i guess.. rain tonite.. sigh
lol
all the tropicals are outside.. singing i might add..
lol :)
alot of mowing lawns today..
i did the front in the rain on monday..
the back.. which is bigger.. had to wait for a drier day.. today..
got that done earlier..
then off to mow the elderly neighbours.. i get their grass clippings..
yea.. compost ya know...
hope all in missouri,oklahoma are ok....
sure some severe weather around.. geeshhhh

[Patty in Wisc]

I can't stands it anymore!!! All week, cloudy & cold...I mean like low 40's. My furnace was on yesterday so I turned it off...May 25th??? I lit the woodburner in basement & it's sending heat up here. I usually have my garden done beginning of May but didn't start yet. The plants are outside & not liking it.
Hey Orinoko, you mentioned Lorax. Lorax was a member here....you referring to her?

[nannerfunboi]

im with u patty .. enough of coolish spring..
was an ok day today.. morning was chilly.. rest of the day was
warmish..but sunny.. yea !!!
my furnace came on this morning too.. may 26??? i totally agree..
enough...
put rest of my cannas in this morning.. they'll be ok..
leaving my basjoo's outside overnite now.. they are doing great..
they are potted up still though...
been eyeing over gardens.. LOL ok..ive pampered all these EE,bananas,
gingers,now ive got to put them in soon. LOL
i have a big place.. just they're goingt to need space..to get big..
hope this weekend is last of "cold" weather.. my tomatoes sure need to go
in.. theyre almost all in bloom..some with fruit starting.. but why plant out
only to freeze...
trying to keep the faith.. :08:

[laserlight]

Its been too cold and i want summer. the weather says we could be 90 on monday and i hope there right. i want to go swimming.

[orinoko]

Bit breezy and dull as watchiing paint dry.....doh...again.

Apart from march its been a horrid spring, this coming after the coldest winter I ever experienced.

Come on take pity, gimmie sum sun...please.

:waving::waving:

[Patty in Wisc]

It's nice to know I'm not the only one. Today is cold but mostly sunny. Rain next 2 days but MONDAY is s'posed to be in 80's!!!! Wanna see a whole bunch of people get nuts?!!

[laserlight]

Its 60 and yuch and i have to work in the garden. I hope its a ton warmer tomorrow.

[sunfish]

Unusual May weather

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43144&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43144&ppuser=2868)

[cherokee_greg]

Usally we have real warm days this time of the year today only 69 wow whats up with all this strange weather ? Im ready for summer time !

[orinoko]

Got an idea of what the sun looks like for about 10 mins this afternoon so I went and took the banana out for some fresh.

Its the wind thats doing a lot to the garden. Its been very wet and I would use Provado for the bugs but not Ideal in the rain.

Feeding a water based feed is useless so a slow release.

Last week It was so windy I tried to dig up the Maple but its roots were well and truely anchored deep. They hate wind and It was bending in half.

Surely summer will come, when it does it will be a scorcher, I know it..

:waving::waving:

[nannerfunboi]

wow sunfish..u are getting the rain.. sigh
ya..yesterday was semi ok..couple hrs of sun. then clouds came in
today.. light rain all moring long..
lawn looks great.. some mushrooms showing up now..
mountains here are obstructed by low clouds..its snowing up at
park city..
it really is everywhere isnt it.. cool/wet weather..

[sunfish]

wow sunfish..u are getting the rain.. sigh
ya..yesterday was semi ok..couple hrs of sun. then clouds came in
today.. light rain all moring long..
lawn looks great.. some mushrooms showing up now..
mountains here are obstructed by low clouds..its snowing up at
park city..
it really is everywhere isnt it.. cool/wet weather..

Yes its been cool wet spring

[nannerfunboi]

sunfish? does all this rain affect your passionflowers??
your pics show great plants..obviously u are keeping them happy..
passion plants like good drainage dont they?
with all the rain..etc.. can they take all the rain..with really good
potting soil that drains fast? what do u do?
:) thanks man..
:goteam:

[sunfish]

sunfish? does all this rain affect your passionflowers??
your pics show great plants..obviously u are keeping them happy..
passion plants like good drainage dont they?
with all the rain..etc.. can they take all the rain..with really good
potting soil that drains fast? what do u do?
:) thanks man..
:goteam:

Well. Some are in pots that have good draining soil and some are planted in the ground,solid clay. Just like bananas the more tropical need better drainage than the others.Also some of my Passion Vines are more hardy then the books say. Again like bananas once they get established they can take lower temperatures.

[nannerfunboi]

thats encouraging sunfish..
i know i'll have to bring in passion vines here..(overwintering)
im thinking a good soil mix would be small bark,perlite and compost..
? what do u think?
i guess the US weather is being affected by this la Nina from pacific
tropics.. sigh
tried to see "forcasts" of what could follow for the summer months...
if there is "typical" follow up weather after a la Nina ..some say..warmer
drier..some say a return to "normal" regional weather..
lol
guess its whatever shows up..
i do hope it is a good..long summer..
id love for my tropicals to have as much warm/sunny weather to
get BIG !!!!

[sunfish]

thats encouraging sunfish..
i know i'll have to bring in passion vines here..(overwintering)
im thinking a good soil mix would be small bark,perlite and compost..
? what do u think?
i guess the US weather is being affected by this la Nina from pacific
tropics.. sigh
tried to see "forcasts" of what could follow for the summer months...
if there is "typical" follow up weather after a la Nina ..some say..warmer
drier..some say a return to "normal" regional weather..
lol
guess its whatever shows up..
i do hope it is a good..long summer..
id love for my tropicals to have as much warm/sunny weather to
get BIG !!!!

That mix sounds good to me. I use peat or coir with 30 to 40% perlite.

You could try and get real fancy,check out Al's mix.


http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBYQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fforums2.gardenweb.com%2Fforums%2Fload%2Fcontain %2Fmsg1216020727009.html&rct=j&q=al%27s%20gritty%20mix%20recipe&ei=udXiTeWVBqTTiAKbyLGZBg&usg=AFQjCNGme4DXdqxfks1gXhQAQ73kWTrPsg&cad=rja

[nannerfunboi]

thanks sunfish..
ive been using coir for 3yrs now..i have great sucess with it..
checked out gardenweb site from you..thanks..
raining here now.. geesh..
i put some summer fertilizer on lawn.. maybe i should be
putting on fall fertilizer..LOL
i did take outside some of the tropicals.. to enjoy the rain..
its on the chilly side..though.. sigh..
maybe one day it will warm up..

[orinoko]

Rain, no wind..

Tomorrow (should) be nice. People back at work after the wettest, windiest, horribliest holiday May weekend.

Its June the 1st on wednesday and the longest day to boot in mid June....still no sign of summer.

:mad:

[sunfish]

It's starting to cool down.I had to wear a pair of socks with my flip flops this evening

[Dalmatiansoap]

Nice late Summer weather here, should stay so for the week.

[oakshadows]

Weather here in our neck of the woods is fairly nice, 90 for high and 70 for low, with a shower almost every evening. The grass is growing and the cattle love it. The rains will help us get the pastures back in shape as the dry spring season really took its toll. Not complaining since there are many who are in big trouble because of the drought in their area. Our prayers and wishes go out to them.

[Dalmatiansoap]

Any comments?
AccuWeather.com Winter 2011-2012 Forecast: Another Brutal One (http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/55890/accuweathercom-winter-20112012.asp)

[sunfish]

Any comments?
AccuWeather.com Winter 2011-2012 Forecast: Another Brutal One (http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/55890/accuweathercom-winter-20112012.asp)

Boo

[sunfish]

:skateboardnana:

[Dalmatiansoap]

:skateboardnana:

50F?

[sunfish]

50F?

Yes 50f for a low

[sunfish]

62f at 4am I like it.

[oakshadows]

62 F here at 6 AM

[sunfish]

12pm 93f

[oakshadows]

12 PM 82 F, even got a few drops of rain.

[oakshadows]

78 PM at 4 PM.

[sunfish]

1:20 PM 96F :woohoonaner: IS IT FALL YET ?

[saltydad]

Raining here and feeling like a breezy cool miserable fall day. The wind blew over some of my pots of Brugs and Hibs.

[sunfish]

:chefnaner: 2:20pm 99f

[oakshadows]

What brought you the warmth? The weather here is most pleasant and will remain so for at least 10 days. Hope you get some relief.

[sunfish]

What brought you the warmth? The weather here is most pleasant and will remain so for at least 10 days. Hope you get some relief.

Strange weather here.I,ve been closing my greenhouses at night,now I can keep them open.The plum and peach are blooming.No need for the heat mat to germinate seed.Crazy

[caliboy1994]

Very windy. The Santa Ana Winds are beginning to roll in, with winds around 30 mph. My plants will probably just laugh it off though because they're still pretty small. One of them is in a totally protected location and barely even has an leaf tearing.

[laserlight]

Its 60* and it was raining but it stopped and they said it would be warmer but only for one day and then colder! =(

[caliboy1994]

Santa Ana Winds died down. My banana plants and fig tree are looking fine. Phew...

[sunfish]

Keep waiting for fall.Hasn't arrived yet.

[sunfish]

I think fall has arrived in San Diego

[Dalmatiansoap]

I think fall has arrived in San Diego

U meet it?

[sunfish]

U meet it?

Yes couldn't avoid it :goteam:

[momoese]

Rain

[Dalmatiansoap]

Yes couldn't avoid it :goteam:

Weird.
It was here all morning?!:08:

[sunfish]

Rain

Going to rain here today.No more watering needed till spring :woohoonaner:

[momoese]

48 degrees at 8am.:coldbanana:

[Dalmatiansoap]

Rainstorm!
:woohoonaner:

[sunfish]

Rain here

[momoese]

Sunny now

[Dalmatiansoap]

We might get " Moony" if we are lucky:ha::ha::ha:
:woohoonaner:

[sunfish]

<a href="http://s950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/?action=view&amp;current=017-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/017-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>:woohoonaner:

[saltydad]

Nice during the day, if sunny but upper 50s low 60s is nice. Forecast is for sunny and low 60s until Thursday, then rain and colder. Nights have been in 30s, with upper 20s once.

[caliboy1994]

It's starting to get chilly! Winter is coming!

[sunfish]

Is it cold yet ?

[RayS]

I feel like I hit the lottery Tony, with my temps being the same as yours, seeing as I'm in the Boston area, unfortunately this won't last long.

[sunfish]

How about now ?

[caliboy1994]

Very very windy.

[sunfish]

This morning is 12f warmer than yesterday and we should hit high 70's today.Now that's more like it

Today
Partly Cloudy 77 °F
Partly Cloudy

[oakshadows]

At noon it was 80 f, nice to enjoy but tomorrow night it will drop to high 30's. The temps are going to be nice after that for a few days, mid 80's and lows of mid 60's and then we will see.

[caliboy1994]

There was a lot of wind at my house this morning. Now I see why there aren't many banana plants in my neighborhood!

[sunfish]

There was a lot of wind at my house this morning. Now I see why there aren't many banana plants in my neighborhood!

Maybe they planted Dwarf varieties and you just can't see them:08:

[caliboy1994]

Maybe...There are a few Maurelii in my area.

[BigBananaBoy]

Maybe they planted Dwarf varieties and you just can't see them:08:

:ha::ha::ha:

[momoese]

Dark O 30, no rain

[sunfish]

Plenty of rain at least the temp. is staying above 50f. That's a good thing

[sunfish]

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=46774&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=46774&ppuser=2868)

[oakshadows]

Dropped into the low thirties here last night but we got no frost. About 1/4 mile from here they enjoyed ice on the windshield and a good frost. Coved a few plants lightly but will remove soon today. Hope Kat in Bronson made out okay.

[nannerfunboi]

rained this morning..wasnt to cold.. suppose to have snow
tonite tomorow morning.. winters here.. sigh
ive been picking up bags of leaves around town.. 150 bags so far..
i have 2 neighbor kids that mow them down for me..
wonder what this winter will bring us????
i hear theres an el nino formed in equator.. i think i read poor
richards almanac forcasting similar summer for next yr.. hope not
for farmers/ranchers sake in texas.. they had a lousy summer..

[caliboy1994]

Rain!

[RAINFOREZT]

65 F-This morning and no rain

[momoese]

Rain

[Richard]

Not expecting rain until 1pm Sunday.

[bananimal]

Thursday we hit 87F. Back to the shorts and t-shirt.

[momoese]

Not expecting rain until 1pm Sunday.

Until an hour ago I didn't expect any rain until Monday.

[momoese]

As crazy as it sounds there is a cricket chirping in my backyard right now. :confused:

[palmtree]

63F here tomorrow. Should be a nice day. Im going to take advantage of it by cleaning up some fallen leaves.
No more frosts for the next 10 days so the rest of the tropical plants that are still outside, can catch a break!

[Dalmatiansoap]

As crazy as it sounds there is a cricket chirping in my backyard right now. :confused:

Are U sure that isnt on of your well trained dogs?:ha::ha::ha:
:nanadrink:

[sunfish]

Ducky

[sunfish]

Like Spring.Even had to water some plants

[harveyc]

At 9am I thought the fog was going to burn off but now at 2pm it's even foggier. I think this will be our first day of fog that doesn't burn off.

[sunfish]

Like Spring.Even had to water some plants

Tomorrow will be warmer than today

Tomorrow
Clear 83 °F

[momoese]

So this morning when I woke up hoping to go fishing it was 46 degrees, at around 1pm it was 80 degrees. I really do live in a desert.

[palmtree]

Got up to 66F today and we reached 70F 2 times this month. Not a bad month temperature wise. Its going to be cold next week, so Im enjoying the next 3 days, all of which will be in the 60s :)

[caliboy1994]

I think it's supposed to be warm tomorrow. Lots of wind right now.

[sunfish]

So this morning when I woke up hoping to go fishing it was 46 degrees, at around 1pm it was 80 degrees. I really do live in a desert.

At 5:30 am your 10 degrees warmer than here,not fair

[sunfish]

Like Spring.Even had to water some plants

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=46985&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=46985&ppuser=2868) :woohoonaner:

[momoese]

At 8:19 we are 9 degrees warmer than than you! Just rubbing it in. ;)

[Dalmatiansoap]

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=46985&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=46985&ppuser=2868) :woohoonaner:
From my corner

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG3520.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG3519.jpg
:nanadrink:

[sunfish]

California Corbina - Corbina - 8 lb Corbina caught by srhead (http://www.sdfish.com/big-fish-list/saltwater-fish/california-corbina?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=31&sobi2Id=80)

[sunfish]

Today is forecast to be Cooler than yesterday.

[harveyc]

Haven't seen the sun for 3 days due to fog. Will get clearer and colder soon.

[sunfish]

Today is forecast to be Cooler than yesterday.

[sunfish]

At 8:19 we are 9 degrees warmer than than you! Just rubbing it in. ;)

10 degrees warmer again.Foul

[harveyc]

Saw the sun late yesterday (what was that bright object in the sky???) but fog is very thick today at 10am so it's unlikely the sun will burn through. We're supposed to have strong north winds and colder temperatures later in the week. brrrr

[momoese]

10 degrees warmer again.Foul

It's usually the other way round. I'm really enjoying this weather!

[caliboy1994]

90 mph winds in the passes, around 50-60 mph at my house. Gahhhhh.....

[momoese]

Some pretty good gusts here. Have everything tied down, hope it stays put!

[caliboy1994]

Some pretty good gusts here. Have everything tied down, hope it stays put!

My two smaller mystery plants are doing just fine, and my Mysore is nestled right up against the house. I thought I would have to bring it into the garage, but it seems like it's going to be just fine.

[bananimal]

The news just reported Santa Ana wind gusts up to 100 mph coming in the LA area. Wow!

Tonight in S Fla we expect low temps in the high 40's. Another wow!

[momoese]

Bananas have some broken leaves but still hanging in there.

[momoese]

Well we got some minor damage but not as bad as I thought it would look this morning.

[sunfish]

What wind..............http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=ca.%20wind%20damage&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB4QqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Flatimesblogs.latimes.com%2Flanow%2F2011%2F12%2F winds-tear-through-southern-california-leaving-damage-in-wake.html&ei=YLzXTuW8CPPoiAL6mKT6CQ&usg=AFQjCNHe2XpZj8voSEIElcA01yjG4KZSNQ&cad=rja

[momoese]

Awesome today, slight breeze, clear skies!

[CookieCows]

It's cold... getting darn cold!!

[CookieCows]

Tony, I love your 'sky' picure!!

Ante .... I can't even tell you how I love looking at your pictures.

[sunfish]

Monday
Clear 65 | 40 °F

[Dalmatiansoap]

Ante .... I can't even tell you how I love looking at your pictures.

Thanks Deb,
this one is for You
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG3558.jpg
:nanadrink:

[harveyc]

The north winds calmed down and Sacramento beat the old record of 69F (didn't catch the whole report, but maybe got to 70F). Nice day. Would like a little rain soon for my new alfalfa crop to continue growing.

[CookieCows]

Thanks Deb,
this one is for You
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG3558.jpg
:nanadrink:
If I had a bucket list, visiting Croatia would be on it. I've made my husband sit and look at your pictures too! He agrees... so heartwarming/beautiful!

[Dalmatiansoap]

T-storm
:waving:

[momoese]

Cool sunny awesomeness here! :)

[sunfish]

light frost

[Dalmatiansoap]

frost?

[sunfish]

frost?

frost
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=frost&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CEQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFrost&ei=zKzbTtHbG4PViALA3NStCg&usg=AFQjCNHM6PyGAb-wZOQoXPV7ylBBDuDZ6g&cad=rja

[Dalmatiansoap]

frost
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=frost&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CEQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFrost&ei=zKzbTtHbG4PViALA3NStCg&usg=AFQjCNHM6PyGAb-wZOQoXPV7ylBBDuDZ6g&cad=rja

:ha::ha::ha:
:woohoonaner:

[sunfish]

Frost http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=richard%20frost%20san%20diego&source=web&cd=9&sqi=2&ved=0CFgQtwIwCA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.themulch.com%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_con tent%26task%3Dview%26id%3D872&ei=uq_bTvilCqOJiAK7wtiyCg&usg=AFQjCNHLTFKHO2fA1EHEcTlzcH14wjKZjQ&cad=rja

[Dalmatiansoap]

family frost - Google pretra¾ivanje (http://www.google.hr/search?q=family+frost&hl=hr&prmd=imvnsfd&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=nbDbTvznIdDO-Qb4kb21Dg&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CBAQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=603)

[sunfish]

Pretty chilly 40f :nanadrink:

[momoese]

50 here. Looks like another beautiful day in paradise!

[sunfish]

42f this morning feels like 43f

[caliboy1994]

Things are really starting to cool down. Night temps are beginning to dip into the high 30s. There is wind almost all the time in my area. My Mysore lost 2 of its 3 leaves to the wind.

[harveyc]

Fifth consecutive morning with frost. A few nights ago we had frost by 10pm and yesterday morning's low was 29.4F. :(

[harveyc]

Sixth consecutive morning with frost, made for a chilly watching of the lunar eclipse.

[bananimal]

79F right now and raining in PSL. Bananas happy. I'm going yada fishing when it clears.

Just returned from a 2 hour trip by car to Orlando. The low at Universal theme park Thurs AM was 46F. Big surprise.

[caliboy1994]

The wind has finally died down....Won't be expecting lots of wind again until next week.

[momoese]

Cold rainy storm coming in tomorrow night. Yuk

[sunfish]

Cold rainy storm coming in tomorrow night. Yuk

The the rain means warmer lows for me so I'll take it.

[harveyc]

Only slight chance of rain up here but my 101 acres of seedling alfalfa really needs some. And, as Tony said, it would bring warmer temperatures which would also be great.

Edit: my Wunderground banner shows 54F but it's 49F here at 4:18. brrrrr

[sunfish]

I don't remember having such cold winters in my area.We've already had 3 or 4 frost.What the hecks going on.

[harveyc]

Yeah, same here, I don't remember every having so many consecutive cold days, though we've had much lower temps than this for a few days. It got down to 29.4F the other day while the coldest in the past 20 years was in January 2007 when it got down to 20.4F one day and there was a period of around 48 hours or so where we didn't even get above freezing. Back around 1967 (+/- 2 years) our swimming pool got about a half inch of ice on it and I don't think it's ever been that cold since.

[momoese]

Been nice here, what are you guys talking about? :ha:

[sunfish]

Been nice here, what are you guys talking about? :ha:

I f I only lived close to the ocean,it's usually a good 10 degrees warmer for a low :08::08:

[harveyc]

Been nice here, what are you guys talking about? :ha:

:2719:

[Dalmatiansoap]

What are yours average minimum temps. Harvey? Does your bananas allways recover in Spring?

[harveyc]

Ante, I'm don't have historical weather data for my precise location. Wunderground has data for Fairfield which is about 25 miles to the west of me where they show the average low for yesterday as being 39F but that they had a record low of 26F. I don't think that we got that cold but I was sleeping at the time we would have hit the low (went to bed after watching the lunar eclipse). I can't find what the averages are for particular months but would guess it's in the upper 30s for late December through January and our lows are usually around 28F which we might hit a few times a year. Last year was a cold year and we had about 20 days of frost and it looks like we will beat that as we've had 7 consecutive days now plus 2 days on 11/8 and 11/9. The lowest low I can remember in the past 30 years was in January 2007 at 20.4F. With lows down to 26F last year all of my bananas in the ground still came back (about 12 varieties, I'd guess). I now have about 20 varieties in the ground and expect some of them to die (I still need to get around to digging up my Ae Ae which I'll chop and split up and re-pot). In January 2007 I had 4 banana plants of 3 varieties (all mislabeled, so I don't know what they were for sure). One of them died completely while the other 3 died to the ground but sprouted up new pups in the spring. Last year with my low of 26F pretty much all grew back from the pseudostem which was in place from the prior fall but sometimes I need to chop a bit off as they new growth gets stuck in the dried up top.

[Nicolas Naranja]

Strange weather here, we have been getting rain, but I don't think it is associated with a cold front. 2" of rain since Friday, but apparently the people on the Treasure Coast got flooded out yesterday. Highs in the upper 70s, lows in the low to mid-60s. Seems to be more of a caribbean pattern.

[sunfish]

Strange weather here, we have been getting rain, but I don't think it is associated with a cold front. 2" of rain since Friday, but apparently the people on the Treasure Coast got flooded out yesterday. Highs in the upper 70s, lows in the low to mid-60s. Seems to be more of a caribbean pattern.

Nice weather for December

[momoese]

Nice weather for December

For real! Banana growing weather.

[Nicolas Naranja]

Nice weather for December

That's why I live down here. I can wear shorts in January, and have gone swimming at the beach in December.

[harveyc]

woohoo! 46F at 7am and a light mist.

[sunfish]

Rain.9 degrees warmer at the coast
56 °F

[palmtree]

Got down to 24F in my yard last night. It was cold compared to what I have been used to this fall! My tender tropical plants got zapped for the first time this year. My Musa basjoo which was days away from opening a new leaf also got frost damaged so the new leaf is brown.
Something that I thought was interesting is that my Passiflora has no damage at all. Its still completely green and its in a very cold spot in my yard. I didn't know that they stayed evergreen even in freezing weather.

No more hard freezes for the next 10 days. Although one night will go back down to 29F again.
Its slowly getting very winter like, but I still have potted palms and other plants outside that are doing well and since its already mid December, I cant complain! We are just a week away from the official start of winter!

[Dalmatiansoap]

17C with light rain, I hope the wind will stop.

[oakshadows]

In central Florida, about 25 miles inland of the Gulf, temps are decent, 80 high 50 low. Some rain but most of it drops on the east coast. No frost here yet and we are watching the weather full time since we have almost 60 plants outside. Most are in pots and easy to move but the others will get covered. Sometimes it looks like halloween with so many plants covered with sheets. Stay warm.

[sunfish]

more rain

[harveyc]

After a one day respite, our 8th day of frost for December this morning, but only got down to 33-34F.

[momoese]

After a one day respite, our 8th day of frost for December this morning, but only got down to 33-34F.

Brutal! So your banana plants no longer have any living leaves right?

Some rain here, not bad though.

[sunfish]

After a one day respite, our 8th day of frost for December this morning, but only got down to 33-34F.

Strange seems San Diego has gotten more rain than your place,

[momoese]

Strange seems San Diego has gotten more rain than your place,

We seem to be pretty consistently 9 degrees warmer this winter too. Strange! I'm worried about frosts next month though.

[Dalmatiansoap]

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG3653.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG3651.jpg
:woohoonaner:

[sunfish]

Still raining should let up in an hour or so.I hope and so does the dog

[harveyc]

Brutal! So your banana plants no longer have any living leaves right?

Some rain here, not bad though.

Still lots of green leaves, more than I'd expect, actually. Some of the more sensitive types look worse than others. I'll take a photo in a bit. So far, I think we've had about an inch of rain since September. We should have at least a couple inches more by now.

[momoese]

That's weird, are they the regular light green like healthy tissue or have they turned dark green?

[sunfish]

Finally stopped long enough to walk the dog.Steady light rain from 5am till 1:30 pm.

[Richard]

Finally stopped long enough to walk the dog.Steady light rain from 5am till 1:30 pm.

The rain yesterday and today was great from my viewpoint -- another week of labor-free watering for my potted nursery stock. I'm also glad it stopped: Tony gets to walk his dog and I have a chance to get some outdoor chores done without getting soaked.

[sunfish]

Tomorrow
Clear 58 | 45 °F
Clear

The dog will like that.:woohoonaner:

[harveyc]

Leaves range from looking pretty bad on some varieties to pretty good on others. Overall, I'd say California Gold looks better than it appears in the photo below. Texas Star is behind California Gold and not visible in the photo but looks very good.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=47188&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=47188&ppuser=775)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=47189&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=47189&ppuser=775)

1. Veinte Cohol
2. Senorita (tall)
3. Hy Brazilian
4. California Gold
5. Unknown Indian (not Harjaray)
6. Ae Ae (collapsing!)
7. San Jose (in two photos)
8. Praying Hands
9. Mystery “Busy Bee”
10. Unknown (Orinoco?)

There are others in the photo but they're just obscured too much to bother mentioning.

[sunfish]

they look PRETTY GOOD

[harveyc]

I can't say for sure if my banana garden has had frost or not. I stood on the garage roof to take the first photo and it's had heavy frost on it 10 times so far this year. I've moved most of my bananas over closer to my pool in hopes that it will serve as a heat bank and aid them (sure seems to help the Senorita which is leaning over the pool). With the pool to the south and the redwood trees to the west and my house to the east, that might keep the area slightly warmer. Some plants still look pretty bad, though. The Ensete muarelii is just on the other side of the palm and is looking pretty bad and my Ae Ae is real bad. The Dwarf Namwah and Raja puri also look worse than I had expected. My variegated Tanee (sp?) doesn't look to swift either and I need to dig up a pup of that as a backup and move it into my greenhouse. My Namwah (tall) is looking pretty good.

[momoese]

You either have a nice micro climate or weak frost! They don't look bad at all for 8 frosts!

[harveyc]

You either have a nice micro climate or weak frost! They don't look bad at all for 8 frosts!

That's 10 frosts! We had frost on 11/8 and 11/9 and then in 8 of the past 9 days. Each time the roof of my house had a solid blanket of frost. Most mornings were 32F or higher but we got down to 29.4F one morning last week.

[harveyc]

BTW, somebody else should be growing these Indian bananas I've got as I don't know if they will take the winter here and I don't know what they are. They might be pretty good! ;)

[harveyc]

I think I want to get a weather station. I've seen mixed reviews on the ones that run in the low 100s. The Davis ones seem really nice.... and expensive. Any personal experiences from others here?

[sunfish]

Cold

[sunfish]

We seem to be pretty consistently 9 degrees warmer this winter too. Strange! I'm worried about frosts next month though.

Your forecast lows are the same as mine yet when I check your morning temps. they are higher ? Does it warm up that fast where you are ?
_________

[Nicolas Naranja]

Still having this weird weather pattern of lows in the upper 60s and highs in the mid-upper 70s with an east wind and passing light showers. Totally bizarre for this time of year. It is quite comfortable though.

[harveyc]

Frost #11

[momoese]

Your forecast lows are the same as mine yet when I check your morning temps. they are higher ? Does it warm up that fast where you are ?
_________

I think it warms faster due to the channeling of the ocean air to our neighborhood via the Santa Monica freeway and the slight valley it runs along. We are 7 miles to the ocean. The freeway makes a bend north just below our neighborhood and wraps around it bringing an ocean breeze. At least that what I've always thought!

[momoese]

Frost #11

Something weird going on there Harvey. It only takes one frost here to wipe out all my leaves. Big Tony just lost his leaves to one frost. He's located in the Valley somewhere.

[harveyc]

Something weird going on there Harvey. It only takes one frost here to wipe out all my leaves. Big Tony just lost his leaves to one frost. He's located in the Valley somewhere.

Maybe because they are "hardened off" here with cold weather preceding the frosts. I think if a banana is growing vigorously and hit with a frost it's probably more likely to see damage. I took a photo of my garage roof this morning. My garage is unheated. My house didn't have frost on the roof that I could see (the attic is insulated but not very well).

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=47191&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=47191&ppuser=775)

[momoese]

Hmm, interesting theory!

[sunfish]

I've had frost here enough to kill back some clover,grasses

[harveyc]

It's a little more than a theory, though I don't know if it applies to bananas. On fruit and nut trees, they can suffer significant damage if the encounter freezing weather when they are not dormant. The phloem will freeze and cells rupture. Damage to my leaves are very apparent but just don't show up very well in those photos. I'll try to take more.

The frosty weather results in leaves dropping off of my chestnuts and pomegranates which means I'll soon get busy pruning. One year we had fierce winds and rains that blew over some chestnut trees as they hadn't dropped off their leaves yet. That certainly won't be a problem this year.

[Richard]

I've had frost here enough to kill back some clover,grasses

They call me Mr. Frost :ha: