Cold?
-
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 5688
- Joined: Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:58 pm
- Location: Hayward ca/SF bay area
- USDA Zone: 10a
Re: Cold?
Cool up and down the state. Inland San Diego-just a few miles- was down to 39f last night. Same as Hayville. San Francisco continues to defy science with a low of 43f. They wont go under 40f no matter what.
Today nice and sunny. Didnt they just a few days ago say rain from Thurs- Mon? Sunny,but not toasty at 57f. Cats still warming indoors.
Today nice and sunny. Didnt they just a few days ago say rain from Thurs- Mon? Sunny,but not toasty at 57f. Cats still warming indoors.
Hayward Ca. 75-80f summers,60f winters.
- Spination
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 5266
- Joined: Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:06 am
- Location: Sonoma, Ca.
Re: Cold?
Azul, I know what you mean "just what plants love" We got there last night too - 32 on the nose. Forecast was 35 - checked again and again, and even late last night. Anyway, everything covered, so no problem. Also, it wasn't that all-night type, but the kind that gets there before the sun has a chance to do something about it - water buckets had no ice on top. No fog though, so it will start warming up soon.
-
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 5688
- Joined: Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:58 pm
- Location: Hayward ca/SF bay area
- USDA Zone: 10a
Re: Cold?
37F ..out of the blue since they had been revising upwards. They should have stuck to last weeks forecast when they called for 30's today.
Hayward Ca. 75-80f summers,60f winters.
-
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 5688
- Joined: Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:58 pm
- Location: Hayward ca/SF bay area
- USDA Zone: 10a
Re: Cold?
Speaking of colds..I got that flu. Lots of liquids and tomato soup just like Mom would have done. Too sick for the Tuna sandwich with the soup
Later this week Spiny,we drop once again.
What we do to send soucal's sunny winters,rain water huh? Saints!
Later this week Spiny,we drop once again.
What we do to send soucal's sunny winters,rain water huh? Saints!
Hayward Ca. 75-80f summers,60f winters.
- Spination
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 5266
- Joined: Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:06 am
- Location: Sonoma, Ca.
Re: Cold?
Flu - ugh. I'm being a hermit and staying the hell away from people with Flu-talk all over the news. Going to the store and such, I keep my distance and make it fast. Remember to wash hands often and keep them away from nose and mouth! Something to be said for that - I haven't been sick in years.
- Gee.S
- Site Admin
- Posts: 9568
- Joined: Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:42 pm
- Location: Fountain Hills, AZ
- USDA Zone: 9b
- Contact:
Re: Cold?
Yeah keep it up, you'll wind up catching Aloe mite!
Agave
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
- Gee.S
- Site Admin
- Posts: 9568
- Joined: Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:42 pm
- Location: Fountain Hills, AZ
- USDA Zone: 9b
- Contact:
Re: Cold?
Don't forget the spreader-sticker. And no baths for a month.
Agave
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
-
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 5688
- Joined: Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:58 pm
- Location: Hayward ca/SF bay area
- USDA Zone: 10a
Re: Cold?
I wish -sometimes- I was a hermit. But,no,granddaughter goes to school...and grandpa get 10X sicker then her. Good thing I'm
super macho.
super macho.
Hayward Ca. 75-80f summers,60f winters.
- Spination
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 5266
- Joined: Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:06 am
- Location: Sonoma, Ca.
Re: Cold?
Yup. We've got a yo-yo effect going... last 3: 32, 50, 39 F ..... Cracked 40 again this AM with fog out there again after the wet we got. Anyway, last end of the week is when the 2 cold ones came, and here again we're expected to have 2 cold ones Thurs and Fri. Funny how that works...Stan wrote:
Later this week Spiny,we drop once again.
Also, the forecast lows last time around were 36, 35 - when what we got was 36, 32. This time they're predicting 34, 35... which means I'll again be covering stuff up, and pretty much expecting one or both will hit freezing.
- Spination
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 5266
- Joined: Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:06 am
- Location: Sonoma, Ca.
Re: Cold?
36 F this AM, after .5" of rain, with occasional showers even this morning. That's a little too close for comfort with that killer one-two punch of wet combined with freeze. Tonight and tomorrow forecast lows of 34 each, with more showers today. A bit worrisome since I've become accustomed to assuming it will actually be at least a couple of degrees colder than whatever they say it will be....
-
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 5688
- Joined: Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:58 pm
- Location: Hayward ca/SF bay area
- USDA Zone: 10a
Re: Cold?
The prolonged low temps is wearing on some tropicals,but none of them Agaveville type plants. This weekend there is a warmup- well needed. Right now,its Zen Moss garden weather.
Hayward Ca. 75-80f summers,60f winters.
- Spination
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 5266
- Joined: Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:06 am
- Location: Sonoma, Ca.
Re: Cold?
33 F 7AM. .3 " from mainly one downpour shower (complete with nearby bolts of lightning) yesterday afternoon. Otherwise, as I was covering plants outside with sheets last night...it started to sprinkle. Oh...thanks! Had to bring out the big guns and cover the sheets with plastic - grrr Am TV news says colder tonight???
EDIT - substantial droplets all over my plastic sheets, and on one more out in the open, an inch wide and several inch long piece of ice. Guess it was colder than 33, because as far as I know, water doesn't freeze above 32F....
Good move covering the sheets with the plastic, as soaked cloth, and then subject to freezing isn't something I would imagine would be of much good protecting the plants below.
EDIT - substantial droplets all over my plastic sheets, and on one more out in the open, an inch wide and several inch long piece of ice. Guess it was colder than 33, because as far as I know, water doesn't freeze above 32F....
Good move covering the sheets with the plastic, as soaked cloth, and then subject to freezing isn't something I would imagine would be of much good protecting the plants below.
-
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 5688
- Joined: Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:58 pm
- Location: Hayward ca/SF bay area
- USDA Zone: 10a
Re: Cold?
Lows were actually a bit higher here then predicted. I know the world was dying to know that. I tell you,this weekends rise to about 70 or so is very,very, welcome as DJT might say.
Hayward Ca. 75-80f summers,60f winters.
- Spination
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 5266
- Joined: Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:06 am
- Location: Sonoma, Ca.
Re: Cold?
Wow - 36 F this AM, but looking at the forecast going forward, it looks like spring weather already. No rain in sight, and highs increasing over the days to come -mid 60s to low 70s. Lows also creeping higher to mid 40s...
Compared to last year, hardly any damage and losses plant-wise.
Compared to last year, hardly any damage and losses plant-wise.
- Spination
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 5266
- Joined: Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:06 am
- Location: Sonoma, Ca.
Re: Cold?
I moved a bunch of my plants outside today. They were hunkered down for the winter, but with warmer weather, they're better off outside, adjusting to the increasing daylight hours and sun. The best thing is now I have room to actually maneuver around in my greenhouse kits without knocking anything over, stepping on anything, or getting stabbed by spines. Yup, we really do need more rain though... but we still have time to get more. Wasn't there an old saying that went something like "April showers bring May flowers"? That's still a couple of months away. Anyway, there's still hope.
-
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 459
- Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:46 am
Re: Cold?
Just for reference, 2011 saw amazing rain totals for the Bay Area from Feb onwards well through early June. Of course, that was prelude to the drought, but still plenty of room for rain/snow this year.
-
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 5688
- Joined: Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:58 pm
- Location: Hayward ca/SF bay area
- USDA Zone: 10a
Re: Cold?
NWS says we set a record of 67F (WU said 68F). But ,they use a different station from the old "official station" that recorded a 72f in 1988.
We've had about 11" of rain..10.67 to be exact this season. I think 18" is the yearly average. So,still have a ways to go,but a great start.
I dont think a better garden season is set up for norcal. Reservoirs also are doing well up here and that's on rain. They haven't even got snowpack wet yet.
We've had about 11" of rain..10.67 to be exact this season. I think 18" is the yearly average. So,still have a ways to go,but a great start.
I dont think a better garden season is set up for norcal. Reservoirs also are doing well up here and that's on rain. They haven't even got snowpack wet yet.
Hayward Ca. 75-80f summers,60f winters.
-
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 459
- Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:46 am
Re: Cold?
String of low 70s/low 50s F clear-sky tandems starting this Friday in my part of the SF Bay area. Hard to complain about that for early February!! These are remarkably coincident to Guatemala City temps for same period.
- Spination
- Ready to Bolt
- Posts: 5266
- Joined: Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:06 am
- Location: Sonoma, Ca.
Re: Cold?
Similar here, although our last 3 consecutive lows have been 36, 39, 36 F - but still above the fear zone. Looks to me too like it's about the last I'll being seeing of lows in the 30s for a while. From the point of view of the plants, I think it's some pretty good stuff starting up now.