mskitty38583

do you really want to test the hardiness and strength of a basjoo? plant it in the yard and have a tornado pass about 10 miles from your house. talk about hold your breath! the leaves held up very well being the winds were (here in sparta) about 45-50 mls an hour. the 2 basjoos were planted in the yard wednesday, so my concern was GREAT! so the basjoo has my vote.

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dablo93

FINALLY the spring is coming here, next week the temperatures will reach 20 degrees celcius

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It's raining, it's pouring, it's 8 degrees C and I'm freeezing...

Wow, Ms. Kitty. Hearing that makes me glad that tornadoes don't happen down here. I have earthquake-resistant nanners, though!

jellyfish_sky

It's nearing 0C here again... But we had a nice week with 10C! I really can't wait to start my garden!!!! I'll probably have to wait few more weeks... I hope everybody has nice temps for spring!!!!

I think we should definitely control test what conditions the basjoo can hold up to It's probably be able to resist everything! Maybe even beavers

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island cassie

Glad they came through ok mskitty - strong wind is always a worry - especially when they get big.

Cassie

mskitty38583

the mom basjoos came through it great, however upon greater inspection i found that 2 of my pups snapped off just at the bottom of the green p-stem. hopefully they will come back. i was very worried since they had only been in the ground a few days. big sigh!

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AllenF

Finally a bit of summer. It was +13*C yesterday and it stayed above +5*C last night. The forecast is for 23*C today. That should get rid of the last of the snow.

I am pretty sure that we will get spring next. But who knows.

Allen

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island cassie

Nice and cool here today 81f/27c and the wind that has shredded my taller nanas is less too. Luckily the palm hedges and tall gingers give some wind protection but it has been so dry! Last year by now we had 40 inches of rain and this year only 24.2 inches. Had to water yesterday and as the water pressure was low, that meant moving the hoses a gazillion times.

Visitors and kitesurfers love this weather though so at least someone is happy!

Cassie

Richard

We had a very warm weekend with temperatures in the high 80's and low 90's (32 C). People came out in droves to shop at the nursery.

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mskitty38583

we have a freeze warning in effect, till tomorrow. my nanas that are outside are all covered over, crotons, sago, and ee's are safe. it suppossed to freeze tonight and possibly tomorrow night. yuck i dont like the cold.

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island cassie

Holy moly mskitty - it is mid-april!!! when are you going to get a reliable spring!!!

Cassie

mskitty38583

the first week of may. last year at the end of april we had a freak freeze and i had to cut 150-200 buds off my iris. i cussed bad words for every mushy bloom i cut. i have a few buds on my iris now but not as many as last year. so hopefully this will be the last and i can uncover my nanas and other plants for good.

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island cassie

Well you and I are both ladies so i won't say what I think about the weather!!!!

Cassie

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STEELVIPER

95F today. Very warm. Felt like summer today.

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it was sunny and 87F here this week end sorry to hear u pepol are havig such a late spring aaaa but dont B! to much theres always a trad off when im siting in 110F u will be all cool and hapy siping your tea on the varanda wial im hudaled insid nexst to the AC register trying to not melt my way in to the nexst life>LOL

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mskitty38583

at 42 * the only tea im sipping is hot tea! LOL! with honey. i went out and covered all of my iris' with half of my linen closet. im not cutting buds off again this year. we are suppossed to have a freeze tonight. we had frost last night. hopefully it will be nice and warm again here in middle tn, before next winter gets here. rotflmao! im freezing in sparta again.

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damaclese

well tea in all its forms are good as far as I'm concerned it got to 96 today i think thats a record
i got home to find my banana wilting in the heat i promptly watered it and it sprung back in about an hr thanks be to god! I'm like an expectant mom i think i need some ginger tea to com my nerves stay warm and dont let the frost get u down after all its part of the plan Paul

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Richard

The forecasted high temperature for today was 83 F, but it hit 90 F (32 C). Tomorrow is supposed to have a high of 70 F -- we'll see what happens. The sprouts on my Mohawk Pecan are burnt toast.

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jellyfish_sky

Wow.. hot weather.. I almost forgot what it was like.. lol
Here it's pretty cold at night, but during the day it goes up to (10C) 50F... Hopefully it will get MUCH better soon!!!

I hope you won't get anymore freezes Ms Kitty... As for me, I haven't started my garden yet, there's still some snow out there!!!

Still, it's nice to hear from people with Southern climates... although I feel like crying sometimes! T.T

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