Possible frost Tuesday

A colder storm is on the way with possible clearing by Tuesday night, with clearing from north to south it means the northern locations might get colder.

The cold weather is actually a good thing, as it's holding back full bloom on things. It's supposed to dry up over the weekend.

Now how does one go from 90F bright tropical sunshine to this cold damp grayish muck? The plants don't even look green in this light.

The good news is that it's only another two weeks before Spring for California, that's when the angle of the sun is high enough to drive the soil temperatures into the 60's.

The following thread was started by Axel on February 08, 2010 at 3:43 pm PST

i'd love just a possible frost! we're probably going to get dumped for the third time this winter with 20+ inches of snow!

The above followup was added by greg (nj 6b) on February 08, 2010 at 5:12 pm PST.

Lots of snow on the East Coast, doesn't sound fun, but it beats ice or a snowless hard freeze.

It's all relative, most of us have a bunch of stuff that could easily get nailed in a freeze that would be considered peanuts for NJ.

The above followup was added by Axel on February 08, 2010 at 5:30 pm PST.

i have a few things that are pretty tender. i managed to get a cherimoya and a valencia survive the entire year in ground...not easy. however, the bananas failed miserably.

i guess the snow is supposed to act as insulation? not sure how that works exactly, i guess its the same how an igloo can get to 70 degrees inside!

The above followup was added by greg (nj 6b) on February 09, 2010 at 6:26 am PST.