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After having temps in the 70's and even the low 80's, we are expecting lows in the 30's tonight and tomorrow night, with possible frost. We haven't had a frost in over 4 weeks...our average last frost date is the 15th, but we've had such good weather for so long I went ahead and planted a ton of annulas (vinca, impatiens, geraniums, petunias, angelonia, african daisy, etc.) Now I think I'm going to be screwed. I brought in most of my pots (some were too large and/or too heavy), and I will try to cover up as much as I can and hope that it doesn't get quite as cold as expected. I really don't want to have to replant all those plants! And I don't want to have to spend the extra money doing so. Looks like I nead a small miracle.
Yeah, me too! I'm about 110 miles north of you (London, Ky.). Me and Vanessa are both in panic mode!
I'm going out right now and dig a bunch of stuff up (my brugs) to bring inside. We are having a very COLD steady rain here right now. Nice weather to be outside digging plants up, huh?
Cindy
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Go to The Weather Channel , type your zip code into the place at the top, and you'll find out!!!
Here's my forecast...
quote: A few showers this evening then turning blustery with a few snow showers overnight. Cold. Low 31F. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precip 30%.
* * * * Buckle up! It makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car! Plants: 43285 | Registered: Mar 2004
| Seeded: 69.170.162.6
quote: My strawberry bed is 40 feet long.No way can I get it all covered.
Strawberry plants are very frost hardy, Mine over winter very nicely... never cover them or anything... I am not an expert, but even if it stays cold for a few more weeks, they'd be fine... the leaves would just die off and new one's would replace them...
***Alan, You are in the same boat as alot of our gardeners here... I have to admit, I know better, we've had snow storms here on Mother's Day, that's May!!!! So, I don't do much, uncover just a bit to get a wee~bit of sunshine and break thru the chopped leaves... It is sooooooooo hard to resist temptation... I do have a few seeds started, just planted, so a day or two in some cold, I'm hopin' won't hurt them too bad and planted some cool weather stuff, like peas and lettuce's......
But I hope all of you get your plants thru the night.... I know how stressfull having plants out in the cold can be, it's like you've sentenced your own children to stand out in the cold...
**Cindy, I did that weather thing, typed in my zip, and it said for tomorrow's forcast~
quote: Rain / Snow / Wind High 42°F Low 28°F
Simply lovely!!!
Weezie
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Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2
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