Weather

[AlittleSalt]

DM, you are absolutely right. It's nice not having electric bills over $100, windows open, fresh air - nothing but a little fan on to stir up the air inside.
(When the wind isn't blowing 30mph.)

[Worth1]

I come home from work and turn ac ac on because I like it at around 65 degrees in the house.
When I go to work I turn the thermostat up to 80.
When I come home the temperature is around 72 degrees.
I could go through and do all of the silly programming and have it happen automatic but I couldn't care less it is the first and the last thing I do every day.
Now they have thermostats and lights you can control with your smart phone.
Really.
Speaking of cats.
When I read I turn from one side to the other in bed.
Smokey goes from one side to the other as I flip in bed.
She has to be next to my chest under my neck and chin on my arm in my way of reading, head resting on the book.
Worth

[bower]

Well I guess I'll join in the chorus of chilly! Winds have stayed northerly and easterly here, and the bays are full of pack ice. Temperature has been right around freezing for two days now with constant freezing rain, drizzle or fog. The trees are loading up, my birches are about bent double at this point, and will continue overnight and into tomorrow. It's weather typical of March but not April... we are breaking records across the island this year, for cold. Hoping that this glitter storm doesn't bring down any power lines.
My seedlings are growing slowly in their chilly window, and just as well... hard to imagine planting anytime soon with snow still covering the garden.

[Cole_Robbie]

Last Saturday morning for market, it was 80 degrees and sunshine. Today it was in the 40s and rained most of the morning.

[Rockporter]

Looks like it's trying to rain here tonight. I was going to feed the plants tomorrow but if it rains I will hold off on that. I just sprayed everything down with garden safe neem and bt. Will that wash off in the rain? What about the daconil I applied the other day after the rains, does that become nil when I spray the neem with bt?

[Worth1]

Best to re-spray after good rains is the best insurance.
At least the weather has kept a snail population explosion down around here.
One thing I dont do is water in the evening.
The dry soil on top seems to help keep them down.

[Rockporter]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Best to re-spray after good rains is the best insurance.
At least the weather has kept a snail population explosion down around here.
One thing I dont do is water in the evening.
The dry soil on top seems to help keep them down.

That would be respray everything when it stops raining? Or just respray the daconil only? I am so confused on the proper way to do these things, lol. Why not ask on the weather thread, I am sure others may have the same questions. And what about spraying the neem and bt a few days after daconil, does it nil and void the daconil I applied a few days before?

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by Rockporter

That would be respray everything when it stops raining? Or just respray the daconil only? I am so confused on the proper way to do these things, lol. Why not ask on the weather thread, I am sure others may have the same questions. And what about spraying the neem and bt a few days after daconil, does it nil and void the daconil I applied a few days before?

For fungus Dacnil should be all you need to use.
I also spray with Neem Oil every other time, mostly for insects though it is also a fungicide. They call it triple action : Fungicide, Insecticide and Miticide.

[Spartanburg123]

I've sprayed once with Neem and with Daconil just this week. I have never added anything to my tomato plants, and I always lose them to blight or other ailments. Maybe I'll get a longer season this year by being proactive!!

[Worth1]

I would from what I have read here re spray everything.
It is the only way I am going to get my grape vines to live.
I want grapes next year and the only way I will have them is if they put on flowering buds this year.
They have to be in the sun to do this and they cant have some critter eating on them.
There is a lot of work growing grapes and getting a good crop just like any other fruit.

Worth

[Rockporter]

OK, thanks everyone!

[rxkeith]

weather here is erratic. spring is here, but winter doesn't leave quietly. snowy, and cold thursday. friday a bit better. saturday, was sunny, and 65. sunday back to 39, and rain/snow showers predicted. if you don't like the weather, wait a bit.


keith

[Rockporter]

Temp dropped to 66 degrees and 56% humidity. The tomato plants are being tossed a bit and it looks like the rain might not drop at all.

[SteveP]

I will find out shortly if the few tomato plants I have planted survived the cold this morning. Local weather predicted a low of 35f this morning but I don't think we got that low. I brought all that had not been planted indoors last night and will hopefully find Mother Earth tomorrow.

[Worth1]

Good lord it is only 56 degrees according to the weather.
I'm going to check outside.
53 on the front porch.
No wonder when I went outside barefoot and half dressed to drink coffee in the garden I came back in freezing.
That was at dawn.
It says it is going to get up to 74 today.
The air smells so fresh and clean and the sun is out.
Worth