PrinceFrederickWx Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 You have to factor in what grows here naturally. You can't expect to plant just anything you want and have it do well. I'm not saying that you are doing that. Kinda like trying to grow oranges....ain't gonna happen, lol. I think your apples will be ok though. I don't plant anything that's not hardy in my zone (7b). This really isn't a typical late season cold snap for my area though- the duration was the biggest problem I think. I was at 30 or below for about 10 hours- that's hard on any growing plant. Oh well, I'm done complaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 It's a lot of time, effort and money spent on something that has a very low success rate (in this region, at least). thats why i don't plant anything new, except for veggies. i just let whatever was there previously come back on their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 thats why i don't plant anything new, except for veggies. i just let whatever was there previously come back on their own. Nam says snow shovel and not garden shovel for you this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 My wife has a bunch of green bean and herb plant seedlings ready to transplant into the garden. Can't do it yet, but they're getting too big for the tiny little planters they're in now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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high risk Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 6z GFS had the same general idea. It's primarily a daytime event with marginal temps, and it relies on one those odd trowel setups, so there is a lot working against it, but the 500 pattern is most intriguing. It certainly seems like there is a reasonable chance that snowflakes will fill the air. Nam says snow shovel and not garden shovel for you this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I don't plant anything that's not hardy in my zone (7b). This really isn't a typical late season cold snap for my area though- the duration was the biggest problem I think. I was at 30 or below for about 10 hours- that's hard on any growing plant. Oh well, I'm done complaining. I'm not exactly sure where you are at. Perhaps it is quite a bit warmer there than here. This cold isn't really unusual here. Good luck with your plantings. I still think you'll be ok in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Nam says snow shovel and not garden shovel for you this weekend. That's just how we do it around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuki neko Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I'm not exactly sure where you are at. Perhaps it is quite a bit warmer there than here. This cold isn't really unusual here. Good luck with your plantings. I still think you'll be ok in the long run. The unusual warmth in March pushed the plants into tender growth early. Trees shrubs and perennials will be ok in the long run, but many plants will not be blooming this year and will look pretty ratty and that's pretty frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Nam says snow shovel and not garden shovel for you this weekend. ugh. awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Got three large hydrangeas that get beautiful in summer -- they have lots of new tender leaves that were zapped by the back to back nights in the 20s. Will be interesting to see if they bloom well. I garden for butterflies and hummingbirds, but I start the plants indoors under lights and plant around the first weekend in May due to our gardening-hostile climate. (Yeah, I grow plants under lights in my basement LOL). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 GFS following the NAM's lead. Would be an accum event northern counties. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Move that little duck pin bowling ball 50 miles south and it's an accum event in my yard. Interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Move that little duck pin bowling ball 50 miles south and it's an accum event in my yard. Interesting... As long as it doesn't go south of the NE MD crush zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 GFS following the NAM's lead. Would be an accum event northern counties. lol. It's why I said I'd keep the snow contest open until mid/late April lol All it takes is 0.4" at IAD to change the leaderboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Move that little duck pin bowling ball 50 miles south and it's an accum event in my yard. Interesting... When you look at the surface there is a north trend, but the h5 is actually deepening. That's the first closed contour I've seen. This might end up pretty good. We need a Euro run down from somebody in a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 It's why I said I'd keep the snow contest open until mid/late April lol All it takes is 0.4" at IAD to change the leaderboard The setup has had some appeal even from long range. Now we are closing in and the details are actually moving towards favorable for an event in the area. GFS/NAM have precip moving in predawn. GFS and NAM also pretty energetic with upper level support. I mentioned earlier that this would be a key for any chance at daytime accum snowfall. I'll probably be on the outside looking in but the northern zones are looking pretty good for more than a car topper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 The setup has had some appeal even from long range. Now we are closing in and the details are actually moving towards favorable for an event in the area. GFS/NAM have precip moving in predawn. GFS and NAM also pretty energetic with upper level support. I mentioned earlier that this would be a key for any chance at daytime accum snowfall. I'll probably be on the outside looking in but the northern zones are looking pretty good for more than a car topper. oh please, do tell me more. cannot wait for a cold snowy weekend, in April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 GFS following the NAM's lead. Would be an accum event northern counties. lol. This might even suck more for us than warm and polleny. http://www.instantweathermaps.com/GFS-php/showmap-conussfc.php?run=2016040612&time=PER&var=ASNOWI&hour=096 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 GFS has .5" QPF IMBY temps below freezing all day Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 oh please, do tell me more. cannot wait for a cold snowy weekend, in April. This sucks because every weekend this spring has been cold and miserable. And with the (supposedly) megatorcher summer coming I know we're gonna flip rapidly to 90+. Doesn't leave us much time for nice weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 This might even suck more for us than warm and polleny. http://www.instantweathermaps.com/GFS-php/showmap-conussfc.php?run=2016040612&time=PER&var=ASNOWI&hour=096 Bet that moves 50+ miles next run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 This global worming is burying me in snow and freezing me in April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 This global worming is burying me in snow and freezing me in April I'm scared of global worming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Euro? Worms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 My April obs are this weather sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 We just had the warmest of warmest globe every month on record since December but yes this cold shot means business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Has anyone actually been outside today? It's pretty nice. All this complaining for like 24 hours of actually uncomfortable conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Euro? warmer and drier for saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Has anyone actually been outside today? It's pretty nice. All this complaining for like 24 hours of actually uncomfortable conditions. i have. windy, but not awful. of course its probably 5 degrees or so warmer in DC than here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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