Portland is warming
I know that is isn't even mid February yet, but we're expecting 50 F in Portland on Monday. I've pulled a bunch of 3-4 leaf palm seedlings out of the cellar, hoping that exposure to genuine full spectrum daylight will somehow offset the 20 degree temperature differential (65 in the cellar). I will drag them in again if cold temps were forcast, but they seem to be okay for now.
Bradley
The following thread was started by Bradley, PDX on February 08, 2008 at 11:55 am PST
50 F is even forecast for us, here far north of you, during the coming few days. WOuldn't an early and warm spring be terrific?
Especially after the endlessly cold spring last year. I thought it would never get over 45 F last year ...
The above followup was added by Sweevil on Lopez Island, 8b on February 08, 2008 at 12:25 am PST.
Last year where I'm at we'd already had a few days in the 50's by now and it hit 60 on February 10th. I'm ready for spring!!!
The above followup was added by Jim, Lake Tapps, WA 8a on February 08, 2008 at 1:00 pm PST.
I thought I heard on the news that near 50f is average for this time of year. Hard to imagine with all the cool, wet weather we've had lately.
The above followup was added by Travis in St Helens, OR on February 08, 2008 at 5:44 pm PST.
Where I am the average high for this day is 47 F. That average rises very cleanly to 48, then 49 by the end of the month. Hm ...
Not fast enough! lol
The above followup was added by Sweevil on Lopez Island, 8b on February 08, 2008 at 5:53 pm PST.
I think they start the month at 48F and end at 53, I'm not sure if the last day or so gets to 54...
But 53F is the same average high that we get in mid November, which is considered late fall, so who says the last part of February can't be considered early spring?!?
The above followup was added by Eric, Eug. on February 08, 2008 at 7:57 pm PST.
Oh warm weather again, even 50 will feel near tropical. but lets not for get that we have had lots of rain, the ground is saturated and as of last week snow pack on Hood was120% of average. to quick of a warm up could be bad.
The above followup was added by Sean on February 08, 2008 at 11:44 pm PST.
After all that chilly weather a sunny day with highs in the low 50s (and NO rain falling on the snowpack!) should give us all the spring fever.
The above followup was added by Eric Eug. on February 09, 2008 at 1:55 am PST.
13celcius(55) here again- -nr Manchester NW England -same yesterday-cooler for the next few days but sunny skies all week.We did have 1/2 inch of settling snow a week ago - it lasted about 6 hours! ha! That'll be our snow fall for the winter now.
Our winter since Jan has been about 2 Celcius above the 1970-2000 average.
The above followup was added by Paul M Murray(Palmking) on February 09, 2008 at 7:59 am PST.
We have the odd few trees covered in white blossom here and bushes are coming into leaf everywhere. Daffodils are starting to bloom. Crocus have been up for weeks. Bluebells are growing quickly.
Even my washingtonia Filifera is growing outside.
My fig tree is in bud.
What are your gardens like at the moment.
The above followup was added by Palmking on February 09, 2008 at 8:04 am PST.
Where are you, Palmking? How can you tell your figs are in bud? Mine have little buds on the end of the branches but I can't tell if they're swelling or not.
Here, the daffs are up but I haven't seen any blooming yet. I've seen some crocus blooming and several shrubs and trees are blooming already.
The above followup was added by Sweevil on Lopez Island, 8b on February 09, 2008 at 8:15 am PST.
The buds are swelling-true they do keep buds on the tips of the branches. I've a lot of lateral buds starting to emerge too, having pruned it back a lot last Autumn.
I did take a couple of pics of daffodils in flower and other flowers in a country park just down the road.Didn't have enough confidence to go snapping a wonderful display in a neighbours garden.
Went out for a walk today and near one garden full of Cordyline purpurea and 'redstar' were a couple of gardens in full sun with C.Australis in bloom. Saw a decent sized Phoenix Canariensis I haven't noticed before in one garden.
The increasing strength of the sun is helping bring everything on nicely.
I'll post a couple of pics I took on my website later.
The above followup was added by paul m murray(Palmking) on February 10, 2008 at 7:10 am PST.
I have Daffs in bloom here, I'm looking at them right now. I'll send you a pic. that I took today. They are the mini Daffs. Ornamental Cherry trees in full bloom here too, for over a month now. Hearing all the frogs in the morning is a good thing as well. Spring is in the air, I hope.
The above followup was added by Joe, SSI on February 10, 2008 at 4:44 pm PST.
The daffodils are up but not blooming at my place here in Portland. Crocus are blooming. My siberian plant, Cherry prinsepia is leafing out. It's usually the first to leaf out, with Spireas green leaves and white blooms also out.
John S
PDX OR
The above followup was added by John S on February 10, 2008 at 8:48 pm PST.
I don't know yet if they're tomasinianus or chrysanthus. They are colored but I haven't seen them open yet. I'd like to get some all around the edges of my lawn.
Daffodil 'Reijnfeld's early sensation' is LATE. Probably won't be blooming before end of month.
Hyacinths in bud. They are the "Dutch" variety; I can't find old-fashioned "Roman" hyacinths anymore; they don't seem to be in the trade anymore. The Roman type naturalize more easily, although my Dutch types have survived 3 years now. But they do not multiply.
Iris unguicularis is blooming, but it would be anyway. Any day now on Camellia xwilliamsii and true Rhododendron moupinensis (most Rhodies under this name are actually x'Cilipensis').
The above followup was added by Rob Wagner on February 11, 2008 at 11:57 am PST.
I have two batches of Reijnfeld's early sensation. One batch is way behind the other. The older clump will open today or tomorrow I think.
Gotta show the late winter bulbs off to the Japanese boarder who lives with us. She probably hasn't noticed yet.
The above followup was added by Rob Wagner on February 11, 2008 at 12:18 am PST.