100-Degree Weather Imminent
The following thread was started by Parsec on May 13, 2008 at 8:29 am PST
That is spring here, but it never locks in until June.
David
The above followup was added by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone14 on May 13, 2008 at 10:20 am PST.
we are putting up our above ground pool today
our water warmer is 3 hoses screwed together on a hot driveway. The water is luke warm by the time it trickles into the pool.
I am going to cover the side in that roll out straw mat, a tiki or 2, drag my potted tropicals over and we are in Hawaii or Vegas or something..
Stop on by!!!!
The above followup was added by Sheila Bailey on May 13, 2008 at 12:02 am PST.
My temps say 79 and climbing in back garden.....cant wait to see what tommorrow and thurs. bring, I hope my arugula and lettuce doesnt get fried!
On the flip side, my tomatos and peppers will be lovin' it....!
Have fun Sheila!
The above followup was added by carlo-zone 16 on May 13, 2008 at 3:55 pm PST.
With a breeze-THAT'S Hawaiin stylin.
The above followup was added by Stan on May 13, 2008 at 4:04 pm PST.
Not (unusual)hot on the southcoast or in the PNW?
Modesto warmer at midnight than P.S.
The above followup was added by STAN on May 14, 2008 at 7:11 am PST.
Light breeze and low 70's when I got home from work at midnight... My low was only 62f this am.
Almost noon... in the low 80's and the wind is picking up.
Doesn't really feel bad outside... dewpoints are low.
Jeff
The above followup was added by Jeff on May 14, 2008 at 11:28 am PST.
make us warmer during the day and night, passing across only dry land.
Also causing a lot of limbs on my chestnuts to break. I did a major top-working project last year and just thinned branches over the last couple of weeks to train these new limbs. It was needed to prevent entire grafts of being ripped out (some grew 10 feet last season), but now some have the only remaining limb broken. I'll have to wait to see if any buds remain that can push. Happens every May and is frustrating.
The above followup was added by HarveyC on May 14, 2008 at 11:48 am PST.
The supermarket plumeria melted..there goes 5 bucks. The walmart Plumeria isnt looking much better. The seedling plumeria fom the dry garden nursery is fine and leafing out. It grew very well last summer in a pot,tripling in height.It has a leaf that is very pointed,short and dull,with reddish stem.Nothing like Celadine that is doing its usual slow comeback. Richard at the dry garden may be on to something we dont know about!
The seedling i planted in front with the cacti. I have high hopes for that particular Plummy.
The above followup was added by Stan on May 14, 2008 at 4:55 pm PST.
Right on the coast and it's a warm tropicalish night. This almost never happens here.
The above followup was added by Steve in Brookings on May 14, 2008 at 10:00 pm PST.
Wow, Steve, that's crazy! Sounds like last fall, when I was in Mexico!
It's supposed to hit the high 90's here in Sweet Home before the weeks out. I've already got fans going in my growroom & everything. I've still got a bunch of B. sanguinea seeds I'm germinating, & they really don't like the heat!
The above followup was added by John in PNW on May 15, 2008 at 4:35 pm PST.
Right now at 10:30 p.m., it's 93F here half a block from the beach. Meanwhile, Hayward is 75, Modesto is 84. Everything seems upside down. My Brugmansia sanguinea has dropped almost all its flowers (about 20) in the past two days. Don't know if it's entirely heat-related, or if they were getting ready to drop anyway.
The above followup was added by Steve in Brookings on May 15, 2008 at 10:43 pm PST.
My money's on the heat, Steve. Sanguinea &, I believe, vulcanicola both drop flowers & buds at consistent temps above 72F. Vulc might have an even lower heat threshold, I don't recall of the top of my head. Some of the B. x flavas & other hybrids are more heat-tolerant. That's actually part of one of the projects I'm involved in, is breeding more heat-resistent sanguineas. I guess if any more seeds come up in this heat I might be on to something :)
The above followup was added by John in PNW on May 17, 2008 at 10:44 am PST.