Lovely Day in Front Royal, Apri 18th

[penumbra]

Glad my wife brought in the tropicals. Snowing hard and freeze warning today and tomorrow. All my JM( about 70 or 80) are in full leaf but there is nothing I can do about that.


Next year I am not going to have so many tropicals.

 

[namnhi]

You have a lovely garden!

 

[rockm]

Yuck. We had sleet this morning--low was 39...the next two days are going to be a pain here and especially out that way. Nighttime temps here hovering around 35 for the next two nights--which means could dip below freezing and frost. Borderline two step weather...

 

[Underdog]

So far I'm only getting cold rain here. Low 40s for the high and a 26 forecast low tomorrow night. ugh I've too many to do much but brought in a few and put a bunch of fresh repots in the mulch under the bench by the foundation. shrug I may put some in the garage before tomorrow nights 20s if the forecast don't change. about 20 fresh repots.... one azalea starting to bloom. 80's next weekend. Going boatin

 

[Crazy Diamond]

You with snow we with "lovely" Sahara dust right now.. xD

 

[Cajunrider]

Glad my wife brought in the tropicals. Snowing hard and freeze warning today and tomorrow. All my JM( about 70 or 80) are in full leaf but there is nothing I can do about that.
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Next year I am not going to have so many tropicals.

Oh I am so not looking forward to bonsai challenges in Pennsylvania.

 

[ABCarve]

Oh I am so not looking forward to bonsai challenges in Pennsylvania.

We’re supposed to get 3.5” of snow….. ya get used to it. Just keep smiling’

 

[Cajunrider]

We’re supposed to get 3.5” of snow….. ya get used to it. Just keep smiling’

*Saying it like John Travolta in Welcome back Kotter*
"You can't do that to me. I'm Vinnie Barbarino!"

 

[Pitoon]

Glad my wife brought in the tropicals. Snowing hard and freeze warning today and tomorrow. All my JM( about 70 or 80) are in full leaf but there is nothing I can do about that.
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Next year I am not going to have so many tropicals.

That's why I try avoid tropicals. Luckily we just have rain today.

 

[Pitoon]

Oh I am so not looking forward to bonsai challenges in Pennsylvania.

Get ready for them gas prices

 

[ABCarve]

Get ready for them gas prices

Not me

 

[Pitoon]

Not me

If I had to move to PA first box to check off the list would be buy an EV.....IMMEDIATELY.

Did your array get set up yet?

 

[RKatzin]

I'm just crawling out from under 8" of fresh wet spring snow. Can we move along now? LoL

 

[penumbra]

expecting 32 tonight and 30 the following, but could be another3 degrees colder

 

[crookedwoodbonsai]

I'm right north of you. Had to scramble out to get my tropicals in with the wheelbarrow. Worried about my ground growing plants that have just leafed out

 

[Shogun610]

Ya it just dipped to 29last night , garage was packed to brim .. everything just went back outside as soon as I finished feeding the pup and taking him out to poop. Hovering around 35 tonight but it’s gon’ rain all night.

 

[Eckhoffw]

Yuck yuck yuck! 27* F tonight. Luckily the plants know better to leaf out. Mother’s Day is usually the safe point for the lilacs and some other early movers to start here in the Twin Cities.

 

[penumbra]

Officially we got 3 inches but I know people who got 5 -6 inches at higher elevations. Shenandoah National Park is closed.
Now they are predicting 28 F for tonight.

 

[rockm]

FWIW all you folks who think we wimpy easterners are bitching about nothing, the temperatures in the last few days up and down the east coast have been 15-30 degrees below normal. For instance the average high here in N. Va. this time of year is 70 F average low is the mid 40's F. Yesterday it didn't break 40 here. the last big measurable snowstorm in April around N. Va. was back in 1990.

We already had a stretch of warm weather last week into the 80s (My backyard hit 92). EVERYTHING we have leafed out weeks ago, all trees have extremely tender and vulnerable new growth. So yeah, we're bitching because there is a danger we could lose stuff if we don't act.

 

[namnhi]

It was 58 this morning. I feel cold after upper 60s and low 70s mornings. We will hit 90 soon. Can't believe ya'll still have to deal with below freezing.