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This is, essentially, what we're working towards here. As little grass as possible/as much food or native flowers/shrubs as possible. https://modernfarmer.com/2022/11/edible-landscaping-foodscaping/ We've had 3 growing seasons of transformations and have reduced about 1/3 of our lawn (a 0.25ish acre lot). Goal is for 2/3 of the lawn to be replaced by growing space, the rest retained (untreated, of course) for recreation in the warm months. Materials to turn the lawn via sheet-mulching are mostly free. In the fall, we cover the desired area in cardboard from package deliveries or the city recycling center, followed by compost (as much as we can source on our own), and topped with wood chips delivered for free by the city. By the spring, the area is ready for planting. Compost/Mulch/Soil mix for top dressing as desired. You can be bound to your lawn or turn it into something that benefits you and the environment - I know what I'm choosing.

Could only muster a Trace here last night. Seeing some pooling of the rain in various spots. Made me wonder if the top layer of the ground had frozen this week. Yep. Definitely frozen.

Haven't been paying attention here on the coast. Noticed I'm at 31°F. Not prepared for flakeage. Guess I need to set an alarm.

ah man, that sucks. so sorry to hear that.

amazing. Had mine exactly a month ago. bottomed out at 24.6F

Any chance my flight makes it out of PWM at 5PM Saturday?

And 0 incidents where it was a random trick or treater getting tainted candy. I will continue to "check" my kids though. How else am I supposed to get dibs on the good stuff?

Lol same as here on the coast, 33.6F. --- Growing season is a relative term for us. We picked 40 lbs of unripened tomatoes before the first frost on 10/9. Of that about 10 lbs are left to ripen or process. Picked a pint of raspberries yesterday from cold hearty, late season variety plants. Lettuce and spinach ready to harvest in the cold tunnel, and will reseed after for a harvest in March or April. Plus carrots to pull in late Novie, to be replaced with garlic bulbs for next year. This all on 1/4" acre in suburbia with ample room for accurate snow measurement.

Interesting, we bottomed out at 36, usually we have opposite results at this time of year. We had our first frost and first freeze on the same day, 10/9. My buddy has a boat in PWM and all I hear from him is how much the marina drags their feet every spring and fall. They seem to operate on their own schedule with no care or communication. Ball's in their court and they know it.

Incredibly still night tonight. Past 4 days of rain and mank have helped preserve whatever semblance of warm season remains.Remarkable that on 10/26 in central New England you can still hear the forest vibrating with life. Don't remember that ever happening this late in the season.Whatever critters weren't killed off by the freeze 2 weeks ago are making their sounds loud and clear tonight.

That's where their radar site is located (Hodgdon, ME). NWS Gray put the map out.

I've at least got BOX to cover me somewhat, but you're in the dead zone.

I don't care what people think I look like. All about comfort, baby. Shorts ftw straight through to Novie. Is this what happens when grass doesn't grow? Whack rocks instead? 54F

2.10" as of 7A, puts us at 4.98" since Thursday.

Just like in winter

Not sure if that's in response to my post, but I understand why you can't make that comparison. T'Was a (poor) attempt at self-depicting humor.

And in other 'senseless tragedy' news. Wx community losses one of their own despite numerous red flags. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101322_meixner_killing/ua-profs-felt-like-sitting-ducks-as-they-pleaded-help-before-meixner-killing/

Ouch, that does stink. 2.85" in the 8 incher. I usually don't use it for non-frozen, but - let's be honest - this is the most liquid it'll see all winter.

This needs to be a quote tweet. What a donk.

Stratus ftw

would be surprised. i'm sitting at around 2.25" about 3mi from the jetport. This last slug coming up might do it though.

terrible timing with that heavy band on your doorstep. GL.

it was straight up tropical for about 20 minutes there. seeing quite a few reports of trees down and urban flooding. Nothing "wild" or memorable per se but definitely notable.

I mean it had to come out for winter anyways sooo

Co-workers dock on Sebago