I made it over to the forum but, once there, I didn't know where to start looking! I think we need an icon holding a magnifying glass

I won't be adding it ( corn salad ) this year. I still have layers to add to the bed. It sounds good. I want to plant kale next year too.

for the info!

Plan ahead when growing some of those lovely leafy vegetables. I kept my kale covered all summer with some netting I bought on sale at Joann's - it kept the cabbage moths out of it.

Weedwhacker said:Well, I can't speak for the rest of you old people, but I'm a Baby Boomer and we refuse to get old

(Slow, achey and tired, yes... old -- never!)

That's me. my body ages with each birthday, but my mind and attitude get younger. Just waiting for that new body parts store to open, then I can get the body to match my young mind.

Shadegardener said:Crumbs! I just had to check the extended Accuweather forecast - 39 on 10/3! And according to them, first freeze will be the week of Halloween.

Gack!! Minus 39 on Oct 3 just is not right. And Cindy Halloween is Oct. 31 - not Oct 3.

That ( - ) wasn't a minus - just a simple dash.

Well, so far our weather has a lot of wet! Some of this turned to ice. After a really warm fall, our temps are now about seasonal in the 30-40 degree range. Mid-November we had some spring-like storms, including a tornado warning. But we saw this after the storm passed.


My mom in law heard another long range forecast that predicted a lot of snow for the area. We'll find out when it happens. We had a good snowfall a couple of weeks ago, but it didn't last long enough for me. But it came with the House Finches, who are always delightful to see.

El Nino is supposed to bring us a wet winter but so far it has been bone dry. It hasn't rained a measureable amount in months.

Not sure what the really long range forecast is for our area. They did say that the next few weeks should stay above average ad fairly warm.

That's fine with me! Loads of snapdragons in bloom and some candytuft decided it was a good idea to bloom and cheer up a dank day.

Rita last I heard was a warmer then normal Fall and a whole lot of snow after that.

NJBob said:Rita last I heard was a warmer then normal Fall and a whole lot of snow after that.

Hey, not what I wanted to hear!! At least not the part about lots of snow later.

A whole lot of snow in a week would be preferable to months of low snowfalls but we have no voice in the matter.

pirl said:A whole lot of snow in a week would be preferable to months of low snowfalls but we have no voice in the matter.

Especially if the "whole lot of snow" fell around May 15th or so and melted the next day...

Still looking good here, with green grass instead of snow and ice... despite record snowfalls not that far to the west of us!

Strangely, our grass is still green in most areas. If I cannot consistently see snow, that's better than brown grass.

Our grass is half brown but it's a drought thing.

Kelli, you've had such dry weather that I'm surprised it's only half brown!

I actually mowed in November.

Here is this guys latest winter forecast:
http://firsthandweather.com/11...

That is all very interesting, Ann. I sure hope it is wrong, at least for Zone 8. Colder, icier, and snowier are all climates I can do without.

flaflwrgrl said:Here is this guys latest winter forecast:
http://firsthandweather.com/11...

Now that's more like it! Give me winter!!