BxEngine Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 52 minutes ago, gravitylover said: .3 but it's wetter than that would indicate. The ground is still wet in the woods…anything beyond drizzle and its swampy again. Kinda annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 But if you go down 3" it's powdery dry. What deep moisture there was is already sucked out by plants leafing out (in slow motion ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 1 hour ago, BxEngine said: The ground is still wet in the woods…anything beyond drizzle and its swampy again. Kinda annoying. In your weakened condition I don’t think you oughta be hiking in the woods with a pulled calf muscle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 The soil moisture meter I use in the garden shows on the dry side of moist 3" down and dry at 4". That's 1.5" deeper than last Wednesday when it was at 1.5>3 so this rain did some good but not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Made it down to 30 here this morning, with several 28-29 readings around the neighborhood. That's at least 10 degrees below last night's P&C. Hopefully nurseries and home growers were extra cautious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Juliancolton said: Made it down to 30 here this morning, with several 28-29 readings around the neighborhood. That's at least 10 degrees below last night's P&C. Hopefully nurseries and home growers were extra cautious... I think it got even colder than that in lower parts of my yard. A fair amount of frost damage and lost tomato plants inside my cold frame, which would have been 4-5 degrees warmer than the outside air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 40 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: I think it got even colder than that in lower parts of my yard. A fair amount of frost damage and lost tomato plants inside my cold frame, which would have been 4-5 degrees warmer than the outside air. Good morning Julian. Ref: NOAA/NWS CPK between 3 and 7 am bottomed out at 47 degrees with a fair sky observation, We can always depend on ocean and urban warmth, nil radiational cooling and a temperate rain forest cuddling with the parks ASOS. My Long Island fishing buddy always told me he’d wait for Memorial Day before live planting tomatoes. I follow that to this day with the three or four I do plant. Stay well and hope you have a bumper crop. As always …. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 36 for my low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 High of 73, torch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Soil temp is finally coming up, tomato seeds and a few others will finally go in tomorrow. I have a bunch of other stuff in but it's a slow start. The berries from last year are going bonkers though and the garlic I put in around early November is big already, some may be able to be used in just a few weeks. It's dry though so things may get dicey a lot earlier this year than usual if we don't get a few good soakings a month, this couple of tenths at a time stuff isn't gonna cut it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 33 this morning for a third consecutive low in the low-30s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Looks like 43 was the low here, it stayed above 40 both nights. Can we turn this wind off yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 3 hours ago, gravitylover said: Looks like 43 was the low here, it stayed above 40 both nights. Can we turn this wind off yet? You jinxed me. Wind turned off, right as i decided to dig up a section of the lawn my dog has slowly destroyed over the years. Now im getting destroyed by bugs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Gonna finally get my outdoor garden going this weekend too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 43 here for the low too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Most of the seeds are in now. It feels like I'm a few weeks late but just based on leaf out and general greenness it's right on schedule compared to my pictures from the last few years. I'd sure like to see some rain soon, it's really dry and a good garden is gonna take up a bunch of well water if it doesn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 13 hours ago, gravitylover said: Most of the seeds are in now. It feels like I'm a few weeks late but just based on leaf out and general greenness it's right on schedule compared to my pictures from the last few years. I'd sure like to see some rain soon, it's really dry and a good garden is gonna take up a bunch of well water if it doesn't. We are venturing into smaller %s of normal precip over the last 30 days. This weekend's showers aren't likely to be of much help. It's interesting, because just about anyone you'll talk to (myself included) would suggest that it has felt like a damp, rainy spring. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 It has been raining often enough but not much falls each time, it has been foggy frequently but it burns off early, the temps have been slightly above normal but the RH has been well below and with damn near no snow the soil has been drying for months. I'm also noticing an even higher amount of standing dead trees, both evergreens and hardwoods, and a distinct lack of understory growth mixed with lots of downed trees and fuels on the floor of the forests. It's gonna be an interesting fire season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 I think part of the issue is people think spring is nothing but warmth, flowers and sunshine, and it often isn’t that, at least not as early as people want or to the extent they expect, but every year people forget that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 76/62…too humid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 16 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: 76/62…too humid 74/59 here currently. Forecast high of 78 today. High yesterday was 77. Did some outdoor painting yesterday and today , great weather for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 47 minutes ago, hudsonvalley21 said: 74/59 here currently. Forecast high of 78 today. High yesterday was 77. Did some outdoor painting yesterday and today , great weather for that. My swamp ass from mowing will argue differently. LOL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 4 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: My swamp ass from mowing will argue differently. LOL Good evening Irish. I tried to envision what you described, in your post, mowing a lawn. I was finally successful in suppressing it. Stay well and try to avoid grass stain check. As always ….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 24 minutes ago, rclab said: Good evening Irish. I tried to envision what you described, in your post, mowing a lawn. I was finally successful in suppressing it. Stay well and try to avoid grass stain check. As always ….. Good Evening Rich. Here’s the front half. The older I get the less appealing maintaining a large lawn is but it’s still a good 90-120 minute workout so I have that going for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: Good Evening Rich. Here’s the front half. The older I get the less appealing maintaining a large lawn is but it’s still a good 90-120 minute workout so I have that going for me. A blessed home of pristine beauty. I cannot imagine what it took/takes to get it to this point and keep it there. Forget the check; grass stains in your case are not only expected but also worthwhile. Stay well my good friend, as always … 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 15 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: Good Evening Rich. Here’s the front half. The older I get the less appealing maintaining a large lawn is but it’s still a good 90-120 minute workout so I have that going for me. That's an awesome springtime view. Save this for your listing when it's time to sell! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 5/13/2022 at 8:57 AM, Juliancolton said: That's an awesome springtime view. Save this for your listing when it's time to sell! If only I owned it, it’s long complicated story but buying it is not a possibility due to NYS law. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Flood Advisory National Weather Service New York NY 627 PM EDT Sun May 15 2022 NYC071-160130- /O.NEW.KOKX.FA.Y.0011.220515T2227Z-220516T0130Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Orange NY- 627 PM EDT Sun May 15 2022 ...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southeast New York, including the following county, Orange. * WHEN...Until 930 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 626 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Middletown, Port Jervis, Goshen, Howells, Chester, Montgomery, Cuddebackville, Otisville, Huguenot, Scotchtown, Deerpark, Mechanicstown, Westtown, Maybrook, Slate Hill, Pine Bush, Circleville, Bullville and New Hampton. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Boy this is some pretty well soaked ground (and everything else) for the temps to get into the 90s tomorrow. Either way it's gonna be a muggy mess. Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 10 hours ago, gravitylover said: Boy this is some pretty well soaked ground (and everything else) for the temps to get into the 90s tomorrow. Either way it's gonna be a muggy mess. Yay. Was thinking the same thing, another .75” yesterday, 1.70” or so since Monday here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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