Weather - Page 19

Cole_Robbie · April 6, 2017

I'm going to use the heater to heat the greenhouse, to keep my young container plants warm....But I keep thinking bout rigging it up to low tunnels to heat them at night....wouldn't THAT be an innovation?

slugworth · April 6, 2017

I have one of those cables people normally use here in the rain gutters to keep them from freezing. 300w
My only concern is the package says not to be used if the outside temp is over 50 F
I was going to lay it out later this month and plant on top of it in cement blocks.

Jimbotomateo · April 6, 2017

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

Here's a pic. I'm going to get one off the shelf this afternoon, no time to wait for shipping. The farm store has a 15% rebate on everything right now.

Sweet, yeah sounds like you need sooner! Man, five or ten degrees even would be a lifesaver!

AlittleSalt · April 10, 2017

A strange weather occurrence happed today a 7:50PM. It has been stormy this evening. This is April the 10th, and by 8:30 it's completely dark in the Central Daylight Savings Time Zone. So you can say it was sundown at 7:50.

It was raining, and then suddenly it got real bright out - the sky was a yellowish orange color. It was way too bright for the time of day here. As the sun was setting, the sunrays hit the tall white thunderstorm clouds just right to make it so bright. It doesn't happen very often here, and was cool to see.

Otherwise, we didn't get the golf ball sized hail and high winds that a lot of the surrounding area got. I'm guessing we got somewhere around an inch of rain. There's still lightning nearby, so I'll wait to go out and check the rain gauge.

Gardeneer · April 10, 2017

Today, April 10th was our average LFD. It was breezy and warm hitting 80F.
Tonight's low forecast is 51F. AND there is no low under 50F as far as the extended forecast goes.
So I planted out my okra sprouts today plus more cukes and melons.
What a relief ! I am almost done with panting. Time to relax a bit.

OH, no! I have to work on supporting my tomatoes.
COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE !

AlittleSalt · April 10, 2017

Gardeneer, your work is just beginning

Rockporter · April 10, 2017

The rain promised hasn't hit us yet.

AlittleSalt · April 10, 2017

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Originally Posted by Rockporter

The rain promised hasn't hit us yet.

The radar is showing rain about 75-100 miles west of Worth. it might be a while before you see any.

Worth1 · April 11, 2017

I expected a storm last night.
Nothing.

Worth

AlittleSalt · April 11, 2017

There was hail nearby this morning. The local FOX morning news was saying there was baseball sized hail in/around Cleburne, Texas which is 10 miles to our north. There wasn't any video or pictures, so ??? What they did show was a lot of dime to golf ball sized hail here locally.

Rockporter · April 11, 2017

I've been expecting storms since Sunday night, I have had nothing. It keeps changing here.

Rockporter · April 11, 2017

Finally, the rain is coming down and it's coming down hard. Hope my seedlings manage, but sure hope to get enough to rain to soften the ground to dig those weeds out of my compost.

Gardeneer · April 14, 2017

down here (Southeast NC) , the weather is near perfect for this time of the season :
Nice sunny , mostly in 50 to 80F range. We get some scattered showers now and then.

MrBig46 · April 14, 2017

Winter returns to us. Next week daytime temperature should be about 5 ° C, and the night from zero to minus two ° C. Above 500 m asl a snow fall. I hope will not snow or hail on my garden. It would be bad for apricots and peaches. Tomatoes in the hotbeds would had survive without problems. : D
Vladimír

Cole_Robbie · April 14, 2017

It's warm here, 82 today. Next week looks warm and wet, more like May weather than April.

April 10, 2017	#275
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,916	Today, April 10th was our average LFD. It was breezy and warm hitting 80F. Tonight's low forecast is 51F. AND there is no low under 50F as far as the extended forecast goes. So I planted out my okra sprouts today plus more cukes and melons. What a relief ! I am almost done with panting. Time to relax a bit. OH, no! I have to work on supporting my tomatoes. COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE ! __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !

April 10, 2017	#277
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	The rain promised hasn't hit us yet. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

April 11, 2017	#281
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	I've been expecting storms since Sunday night, I have had nothing. It keeps changing here. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

April 11, 2017	#282
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Finally, the rain is coming down and it's coming down hard. Hope my seedlings manage, but sure hope to get enough to rain to soften the ground to dig those weeds out of my compost. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

April 14, 2017	#283
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,916	down here (Southeast NC) , the weather is near perfect for this time of the season : Nice sunny , mostly in 50 to 80F range. We get some scattered showers now and then. __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !

April 6, 2017	#271
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I'm going to use the heater to heat the greenhouse, to keep my young container plants warm....But I keep thinking bout rigging it up to low tunnels to heat them at night....wouldn't THAT be an innovation?

April 6, 2017	#272
slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,150	I have one of those cables people normally use here in the rain gutters to keep them from freezing. 300w My only concern is the package says not to be used if the outside temp is over 50 F I was going to lay it out later this month and plant on top of it in cement blocks.

April 10, 2017	#274
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	A strange weather occurrence happed today a 7:50PM. It has been stormy this evening. This is April the 10th, and by 8:30 it's completely dark in the Central Daylight Savings Time Zone. So you can say it was sundown at 7:50. It was raining, and then suddenly it got real bright out - the sky was a yellowish orange color. It was way too bright for the time of day here. As the sun was setting, the sunrays hit the tall white thunderstorm clouds just right to make it so bright. It doesn't happen very often here, and was cool to see. Otherwise, we didn't get the golf ball sized hail and high winds that a lot of the surrounding area got. I'm guessing we got somewhere around an inch of rain. There's still lightning nearby, so I'll wait to go out and check the rain gauge.

April 10, 2017	#276
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Gardeneer, your work is just beginning

April 11, 2017	#279
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I expected a storm last night. Nothing. Worth

April 11, 2017	#280
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	There was hail nearby this morning. The local FOX morning news was saying there was baseball sized hail in/around Cleburne, Texas which is 10 miles to our north. There wasn't any video or pictures, so ??? What they did show was a lot of dime to golf ball sized hail here locally.

April 14, 2017	#284
MrBig46 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Czech republic Posts: 2,532	Winter returns to us. Next week daytime temperature should be about 5 ° C, and the night from zero to minus two ° C. Above 500 m asl a snow fall. I hope will not snow or hail on my garden. It would be bad for apricots and peaches. Tomatoes in the hotbeds would had survive without problems. : D Vladimír

April 14, 2017	#285
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	It's warm here, 82 today. Next week looks warm and wet, more like May weather than April.