On 3/7/12 2:59 PM, Bill who putters wrote:
In article ,
songbird wrote:

first flowers today. some of the
purple crocus showed up. usually the
yellow ones are first.

temps went from 14F the other night to
24F two nights ago, last night was in
the 40sF and now today is above 60F.

very windy, but it was so nice out we
grabbed some of the wood that the power
line clearing crew left behind and then
we cleaned up a row of purple bearded
iris.

so nice to be back outside puttering,
even if this is only a temporary break
in the cold.


songbird

My favorite weather guy Madman says winter is essentiality over.


Was there a winter? By this date last year (starting at the beginning
of November), we had 436 hours of winter chill (hours at or below 45F)
in my community. This year, we have had 220 hours. Even my mild-winter
peach tree is likely to suffer; it requires 300 hours.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary