If you're in the D.C. area-freeze tonight

[rockm]

There is a freeze watch up tonight and probably tomorrow night. It's a tricky call to protect trees with the forecast. It's forecast to be 35 here in No. Va. near Springfield. that means frost is definite a freeze is possible. I could probably get away with leaving some trees out to night. HOWEVER, given its only supposed to be 50 tomorrow, those pots already cooled to 30's wont' warm enough to keep them from freezing through in tomorrow's night's possible freeze.

I'm bringing all my trees in tonight and out again Sunday afternoon. Sounds overprotective, but better than a dead tree...

 

[just.wing.it]

Yeah....i saw that.....none too happy about that....
Thanks for the warning Rock!

 

[WNC Bonsai]

Down here in the mountains we are due for a return of the Mothers Day freeze we had here about 13 years ago—killed everything my aunt had put out in her garden. We are looking at a low of 36 tonight and 30 tomorrow night so I will definitely be bringing in all the decids and dropping the conifers onto the ground. My Colorado Blue Spruce just started budding out this week but I think it will be OK, however my big wisteria is already a mass of leaves and I know it would be devastated by a freeze. I will even drain the outdoor water line for this one.

 

[just.wing.it]

I got veggies just popping up in the garden....

 

[WNC Bonsai]

I got veggies just popping up in the garden....

Toss an old sheet over them and they will take it.

 

[Pitoon]

I got veggies just popping up in the garden....

Cover them up with a frost blanket they should be fine.

 

[just.wing.it]

Toss an old sheet over them and they will take it.

Cover them up with a frost blanket they should be fine.

Thanks guys, I forgot grandpa's old trick there.....thanks!

 

[Carol 83]

They're predicting high 30's in St.Louis, but frost in the outlying areas, which is where I live. Last frost date here used to be April 15.

 

[just.wing.it]

They're predicting high 30's in St.Louis, but frost in the outlying areas, which is where I live. Last frost date here used to be April 15.

Global warming......I blame Gore.

 

[vp999]

Man..I've got a bunch of tropicals in the greenhouse but no heat yet. Hope they'll survive

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Our normal last frost date is May 15, so I will complain, but I am not surprised.

20 years ago our last frost date was May 31. We have gotten warmer over the years.

 

[just.wing.it]

Man..I've got a bunch of tropicals in the greenhouse but no heat yet. Hope they'll survive

I'd bring em in, especially trops...
My trops are still under the lights inside thw basement..... But basically all my trees have fresh new foliage that will be killed be a freeze.
I'm not taking any chances anymore, if I can avoid it.

 

[just.wing.it]

Our normal last frost date is May 15, so I will complain, but I am not surprised.

20 years ago our last frost date was May 31. We have gotten warmer over the years.

I'm not familiar with our dates over here....but I am familiar with Mid Atlantic transitional periods in and out of winter....mother nature always likes to throw us for a loop over here.

I remember snow in early October a few years back.... And 75f degrees in February this year.

Its always a mixed bag over here.

 

[WNC Bonsai]

Our normal last frost date is May 15, so I will complain, but I am not surprised.

20 years ago our last frost date was May 31. We have gotten warmer over the years.

Yes, warmer but more variable, that’s why they call it climate CHANGE.

 

[just.wing.it]

Yes, warmer but more variable, that’s why they call it climate CHANGE.

Yep, climate certainly does change.....been doing that for some time.
Millions of years in fact.

 

[BuckeyeOne]

Just watered heavily. We'll see how it goes.

 

[just.wing.it]

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Just watered heavily. We'll see how it goes.

Daaaaang!
You're rolling the dice?

 

[BuckeyeOne]

I'm pretty close to Lake Erie, so I should stay a few degrees above the forecast. I'll be watching the temps. It's at 40F now.
I might bring the manageable deciduous trees in. I'm pretty sure the pines and junipers will be OK.

 

[cbroad]

Thanks for the look out @rockm

Tropicals finally went back outside a few days ago, saw a few nights in the upper 40s...

Everything is alright but I'm not chancing 30s, ughhh....

Luckily I only pulled out a couple mulched in trees, an amur and a J. Maple, they'll be fine (hopefully).

 

[Mikecheck123]

Our normal last frost date is May 15, so I will complain, but I am not surprised.

20 years ago our last frost date was May 31. We have gotten warmer over the years.

I've seen some cities update their USDA zones in the last decade or so. They all went up half a zone. I don't know of any that went down a zone.