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RichinNJ

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Reporting its supposed to get to 31F at night
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Good call.  Even Thursday is suspect (32-34 degrees) at least lanc and philly suburbs.
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27 here outside of Reading is forecast. Gotta got the peach tree covered, blossoms are opening today!
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Same forecast way down here at 30 degrees Wed and Thu mornings.
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Rain/Snow Showers today High 39
Tonight's  low 24
Tomorrow night low 28
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low of 34 tomorrow and 33 next day. older trees are staying out. new ones are going in.
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87 here in Fresno, don't know how you do it with those freezing temperatures.
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oh noooo
We are going to hit 32 wed, I just put out 2 big tomato plants.
Straw time, again.

Rich, did the vdb sticks grow for you?


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87 here in Fresno, don't know how you do it with those freezing temperatures.


We dress warm !
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I am putting tomato cages around my newly planted figs. I will fill with straw and wrap in plastic. Pots will come in and bigger in grounds fend for themselves. Lowest temps (around freezing) are between 5:00 and 7:00 am. So not a prolonged chill.
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Are you serious?
Yesterday (Sunday) was 80*F+ here!
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They are forecasting -6C for us in the city (-10C) in the country.  Good thing I have only uncovered a few figs and they are still dormant.
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I put out my larger pots on Saturday hoping they would change the forecast up, even just a few degrees, it didn't work out.... Now I have to wheel them back in, 30 is just a bit to cold to chance it, after these few days it looks promising that they can go out and stay out.
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I wrapped the newbies in burlap and straw. I had tomato cages at the ready and created little tepees, using zip ties to attach burlap to tomato cage. . I have insulation around but want the plants to breathe so I did not use. Looks like it will be between 30-34 for about two hours over next two days and then it quickly gets to 40.

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I have to move my plants into the garage tomorrow night
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I'm not sure when it will start, but I think it's supppesed to be heavy rain tomorrow, I'm going to bring them in tonight. The pots will be heavy enough as is, let alone rain soaked, plus I don't want to be rain soaked either.
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it will start raining this evening here then all day tomorrow.tomorrow night shouldn't be an issue. but wed, it will be high of 58 and droopping to 33. Will have to monitor and might have to pull in some of the older trees too.

tho, so far, weather has been better than last yr. less rain, more sunlight. some high temp too. 
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"the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher

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***** and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...*****
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Yeah, I'm really PO about this. I have 2 figs in pots. One is definitely alive and leafed out, the other one was alive several weeks ago but seems to be in a coma. I don't want to take any chances. I have tomatoes and some other tender plants I am going to have to cover up. My plants that are still in pots are coming in till it warms up.I don't have a whole lot of light for them, but I think they'd rather have low light for a few days than freezing cold. God, please let this be the LAST freeze of the spring. Please, please, please!
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All 3 of my fig trees have buds opening now, Negronne, Battaglia and a Red Greek. After making it thru this past winter the last thing I want to have happen is to have the new growth get frozen.

Ive got a couple of my basement grown fig trees transplanted and outside. Ill have to move those into the garage too.

Seems like my grape vines are the smartest plants in the garden. The have not opened their buds yet.

I planted 40' of red and yellow onions and 40' of yellow and red potatoes on Saturday. Last week I put in snap peas. Garlic went in last November and is 10" tall now.
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I guess it's back into the garage for 11 containers. At least it is only a couple of days and bordeline freezing for me. We'll be ok. Enjoy the shuffle figgers!
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Are you serious?
Yesterday (Sunday) was 80*F+ here!

Yes we had our very first 80 hen the bottom fell out as its going to 24 tonight.

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I wish it was 11 containers, 6 18 gallon, 3 30-40 gallons, about 12 7 gallons and 6-7 more smaller ones are easy.  Tonight the oleander stays out but tuesday it has to come back in for a night.
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Its now snowing and everything is turning white .  lol
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Its now snowing and everything is turning white .  lol


May I make a suggestion ?
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Its now snowing and everything is turning white .  lol
May I make a suggestion ?



No as i know where its going.        lol
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29 forecast tomorrow night. Figs shuffled back inside. Apples and pears in full bloom
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Looks like cold nights will last for 3 days :(
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ugh, I really hope this is the last cold spell for this spring!
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Need some snow Rich in NJ ?
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Need some snow Rich in NJ ?


Sure put some in plastic bag #1 and a few Pastilierie cuttings in bag# 2 and send them both next day delivery.
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It's supposed to got down to 30 tonight. Good thing I didn't put my tomatoes in early this year.
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They are saying a low of 26 degrees here in Rockville - crazy.  My asian pears are blooming for the first time.  I'm not sure if I would get any fruit anyway but I guess I should look into covering them somehow to have any hope of that.  I put out some tiny spinach and lettuce transplants over the weekend.  They should be ok shouldn't they?
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Whew, just ran around in the rain doing what can be done to protect everyone! Put straw on the veggies (surprised to see asparagus came up since yesterday!), heaped mulch on tender perennial growth and canefruits, and shuffled the figs and strawberry pots in for the next few days.

Now we're forecast to go down to 24 degrees tonight and 27 tomorrow night.

I sure hope my blueberry, pear, and apple flower buds survive...looks like it might be close. If anyone wants to know if their flower buds will make it here's a nice chart from MSU: http://www.hrt.msu.edu/faculty/langg/Fruit_Bud_Hardiness.html
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Kelby,

That chart is very helpful. I am growing apples and Asian pears for the first time. Never knew there were nine stages of development. Thanks again,

Steve
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Glad someone else found it useful!
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i'm still thinking about moving them in. it looks like it won't be much of an issue since it will be at 32 for maybe on hour with the sun up. if only i can get off my backside... i'll take a nap and think about it more.
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"don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill
"the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher

***** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. *****
***** and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...*****
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I'll throw a bucket over my tomatoes and bell peppers.
They have got a good head start in ground.

Dang weather.


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Winds have been brutal today.  Whipping and bending one of my young plants, had to get it in fast.
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My brand new, just recently purchased, 4 ft. "Black Mission" ....that's now full of small, just-sprouted, tender leaves.... will once again be living in my kitchen, until our "global warming" becomes "global warming".


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All outdoor figs safe in the garage
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It won't stick tonight because of the temperature but they are predicting snow here for a couple hours. Maybe frost for the next night or two. The daytime temps will be in the 60's.
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Pastiliere makes beautiful tree.... will find out if it will makes beautiful fig here. USDA/UCD Pastiliere all died (i sort of left them out all winter since they were runts). but ones from baud is doing amazing.
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"the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher

***** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. *****
***** and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...*****
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I put everything in I could carry. I have 4 trees in Bills Figs SIPs and they are just too much of a deal to put away. I just planted a Kathleen Black I got from Kerry and a Negronne from Bill along with 2 Dominicks from previous years. I will keep my faith in the big container guys and pray. Glad I put them in even if it doesn't freeze. Way too much rain here in Northern NJ
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I don't think it will get below freezing here in Fair Lawn... My big SIPs from Bill are on rollers.
Next year I will have 20-30 #5's... I will have to be careful so I don't take them ou too early
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Light dusting of snow on the cars here but temp is 34.
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If I put them out before I leave it might still be to cold for them. I might just leave them in the garage today and see about tomorrow
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I just checked everything outside. Everything looks fine. The burlap I wrapped around the cages was filled with ice but the plants within are green.
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I'm glad I did the Fig-shuffle last night they were all breaking buds and also my dwarf peach tree. almost broke my back, they are extremely heavy when the pots have been sitting in the rain all day. :/  They are now warm in  my garage, waiting for a few days and out they go again.
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Our garage low last night was 39F. It sunny now with a high of 50 I think Ill put the figs back out tomorrow morning for the day
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If it's above 34 tomorrow then I'll pull them out. Supposed to be really nice this weekend
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