Unbelievable Weather - Page 10

April 24, 2012

Well, we have had amazing weather here, at least in my opinion. We got rain most of the winter, it warmed up in early Feb, and has been pretty consistent since then. I think last year we were dry and steaming already, and this year my tomatoes are looking strong and are setting fruit like crazy. Now I just gotta keep on top of them and make sure we keep the pests away.

Tracydr · April 24, 2012

We are sweating are butts off with a broken AC, record heat in AZ. Tomorrow, record cold and a 30 degree drop in temps. My potatoes and tomatoes are stressed. They look much better now that I got the shade up.
Two weeks ago we had record cold and it nearly snowed!

Elliot · April 25, 2012

I am in Long Island, New York and we too have had summer weather in March and some of the nurseries were already selling tomato plants as well as others. People were buying like crazy.

One professional at a nursery warned me against planting so early. It is tradition not to plant outdoors in my geographic area until Mothers Day. The nursery man told me that all it takes is one night of frost to ruin an entire crop.

Hence I am holding myself back and waiting till mid May

Elliot

stonysoilseeds · April 25, 2012

we have had te strangest weather including snow showers all day yesterday i am never safe to set my tomatoes out until first week of june and peppers not until fathers day theres no way of gettig around that i planted peas and fava beans during the warm spell in march but they have been takin a bad hit with the recent hard freezes we have had

dice · May 1, 2012

Our spring has been more or less normal, perhaps a little cooler than
average, but few frosts. Today it was raining when I got up, stopped
about an hour later, was sunny for an hour, rained for two or three
hours, then the sun came out again. About an hour later a wind like
early March came up and blew for the rest of the day. (Thank you
North Pacific for the reminder that it is still too early to plant out.)

It simply does not pay to rush things here in the spring (a procrastinator's
dream climate; the lazier you are about planting out, the healthier your
tomato plants turn out to be).

janezee · May 11, 2012

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It simply does not pay to rush things here in the spring (a procrastinator's
dream climate; the lazier you are about planting out, the healthier your
tomato plants turn out to be).

I so love this! I can be incredibly lazy about things, and yet, it seems not to make a difference. With peas, beans, garlic, tomatoes, you name it! I go crazy reading the reports of tomatoes on the vine these days, while some of my tomatoes are barely 1" tall. I'm still waiting for some of them to emerge.
Casino Chips surprised me by popping up a month after the other two had emerged, grown to a nice size, and then damped off. I ignored the cup, didn't water it, and was about to recycle the soil when I noticed a new seedling with only healthy looking cotyledons. Seems to be doing fine. Not watering it much, that's for sure. Laziness paid off there, as well.

I realized recently that life on the island is about a tenth of the speed in Seattle. I'm never in a hurry any more!

Frog · May 15, 2012

it's shocking weather here, in England, wet cold and windy month after month, temperatures tonight are just 37°F. After years of gardening it is rare that weather has aggravated me so deeply. My house is stuffed with leggy miserable plants, desperate for some sun and warmth, which so far have not even vaguely shown themselves.

janezee · May 15, 2012

Oh, Frog, I'm sorry indeed. We just had our first day over 70º yesterday, and it was just like August. Today, too. It all goes downhill again soon, but at least we had a day or two of hope.
37º is certainly unfriendly to tomatoes and peppers.
Be of good cheer. It can't last all summer, can it?

j

PaulF · May 15, 2012

Here along the Missouri River a year ago we were above flood stage that lasted for 5 months. Right now we are in the beginnings of a drought. No rain for 3 weeks and none in the even long range forecast. Already I am watering tomatoes every day just to keep them alive. What the dern heck is going on?

Tracydr · May 15, 2012

106 today. Heat wave all this week and next with near record temps. I'm hating it.

May 1, 2012	#140
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Our spring has been more or less normal, perhaps a little cooler than average, but few frosts. Today it was raining when I got up, stopped about an hour later, was sunny for an hour, rained for two or three hours, then the sun came out again. About an hour later a wind like early March came up and blew for the rest of the day. (Thank you North Pacific for the reminder that it is still too early to plant out.) It simply does not pay to rush things here in the spring (a procrastinator's dream climate; the lazier you are about planting out, the healthier your tomato plants turn out to be). __________________ -- alias

May 15, 2012	#144
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,283	Here along the Missouri River a year ago we were above flood stage that lasted for 5 months. Right now we are in the beginnings of a drought. No rain for 3 weeks and none in the even long range forecast. Already I am watering tomatoes every day just to keep them alive. What the dern heck is going on? __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

April 24, 2012	#136
eltex Guest Posts: n/a	Well, we have had amazing weather here, at least in my opinion. We got rain most of the winter, it warmed up in early Feb, and has been pretty consistent since then. I think last year we were dry and steaming already, and this year my tomatoes are looking strong and are setting fruit like crazy. Now I just gotta keep on top of them and make sure we keep the pests away.

April 24, 2012	#137
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	We are sweating are butts off with a broken AC, record heat in AZ. Tomorrow, record cold and a 30 degree drop in temps. My potatoes and tomatoes are stressed. They look much better now that I got the shade up. Two weeks ago we had record cold and it nearly snowed!

April 25, 2012	#138
Elliot Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hicksville, New York Posts: 503	I am in Long Island, New York and we too have had summer weather in March and some of the nurseries were already selling tomato plants as well as others. People were buying like crazy. One professional at a nursery warned me against planting so early. It is tradition not to plant outdoors in my geographic area until Mothers Day. The nursery man told me that all it takes is one night of frost to ruin an entire crop. Hence I am holding myself back and waiting till mid May Elliot

April 25, 2012	#139
stonysoilseeds Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: cincinnatus, new york Posts: 341	we have had te strangest weather including snow showers all day yesterday i am never safe to set my tomatoes out until first week of june and peppers not until fathers day theres no way of gettig around that i planted peas and fava beans during the warm spell in march but they have been takin a bad hit with the recent hard freezes we have had

May 15, 2012	#142
Frog Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 141	it's shocking weather here, in England, wet cold and windy month after month, temperatures tonight are just 37°F. After years of gardening it is rare that weather has aggravated me so deeply. My house is stuffed with leggy miserable plants, desperate for some sun and warmth, which so far have not even vaguely shown themselves.

May 15, 2012	#143
janezee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Whidbey Island, WA Zone 7, Sunset 5 Posts: 931	Oh, Frog, I'm sorry indeed. We just had our first day over 70º yesterday, and it was just like August. Today, too. It all goes downhill again soon, but at least we had a day or two of hope. 37º is certainly unfriendly to tomatoes and peppers. Be of good cheer. It can't last all summer, can it? j

May 15, 2012	#145
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	106 today. Heat wave all this week and next with near record temps. I'm hating it.