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And by way of contrast......
we had a *very* slight frost here this morning. High winds came back for a
bit yesterday afternoon, which was worrying but they died away quickly. Today is clear and sunny with just a touch of cloud about. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ |
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And by way of contrast......
Sacha wrote:
we had a *very* slight frost here this morning. High winds came back for a bit yesterday afternoon, which was worrying but they died away quickly. Today is clear and sunny with just a touch of cloud about. Last night was the coldest night so far this month, but with the overnight low of 6C there wasn't any frost. Lovely, still and cloudless down here on the coast. I had a mooch about earlier on and noticed that Veltheimia bracteata is already sending up its pokers. Usually the flowers appear in late March, but it looks as though they will be a good six weeks early this year. Finger crossed that the slugs don't get to them. |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... we had a *very* slight frost here this morning. High winds came back for a bit yesterday afternoon, which was worrying but they died away quickly. Today is clear and sunny with just a touch of cloud about. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ Just a bit blustery here but Sun and about 44F. We have had three mild frosts so far this winter,not sufficiently fierce to kill any leaves on a Colocasia (fallax?) or Canna. The high winds we had were warm and we had 52F for a few hours one night. The Akebia is not in flower but it is in full leaf bud;-). The decision to make now -is it worth waking Bananas,Gingers etc from dormancy and taking the risk of knackering the lot. Living in a Fool's Paradise? |
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On 14/1/07 11:35, in article , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)"
wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message ... we had a *very* slight frost here this morning. High winds came back for a bit yesterday afternoon, which was worrying but they died away quickly. Today is clear and sunny with just a touch of cloud about. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ Just a bit blustery here but Sun and about 44F. We have had three mild frosts so far this winter,not sufficiently fierce to kill any leaves on a Colocasia (fallax?) or Canna. The high winds we had were warm and we had 52F for a few hours one night. The Akebia is not in flower but it is in full leaf bud;-). Just remember - nobody likes a smart**** ! ;-) I'm counting on ours flowering at least 3 weeks early this year! The decision to make now -is it worth waking Bananas,Gingers etc from dormancy and taking the risk of knackering the lot. Living in a Fool's Paradise? Oooh - not yet, Rupert! You'll kick yourself if February turns into what February so often does! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 14/1/07 11:35, in article , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message ... we had a *very* slight frost here this morning. High winds came back for a bit yesterday afternoon, which was worrying but they died away quickly. Today is clear and sunny with just a touch of cloud about. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ Just a bit blustery here but Sun and about 44F. We have had three mild frosts so far this winter,not sufficiently fierce to kill any leaves on a Colocasia (fallax?) or Canna. The high winds we had were warm and we had 52F for a few hours one night. The Akebia is not in flower but it is in full leaf bud;-). Just remember - nobody likes a smart**** ! ;-) I'm counting on ours flowering at least 3 weeks early this year! The decision to make now -is it worth waking Bananas,Gingers etc from dormancy and taking the risk of knackering the lot. Living in a Fool's Paradise? Oooh - not yet, Rupert! You'll kick yourself if February turns into what February so often does! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ Thanks for bringing me back to reality.. IIRC last year we had a miserable late spring so perhaps it's best to wait. Some of the more exotic stuff (for me) has hardly gone dormant and even some stored canna tubers are starting to sprout. I know that further South (London area) some of the exotic plant folk are reporting things growing that would have seemed totally impossible in previous years. |
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On 14/1/07 12:33, in article , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)"
wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message ... snip The decision to make now -is it worth waking Bananas,Gingers etc from dormancy and taking the risk of knackering the lot. Living in a Fool's Paradise? Oooh - not yet, Rupert! You'll kick yourself if February turns into what. February so often does! Thanks for bringing me back to reality.. IIRC last year we had a miserable late spring so perhaps it's best to wait. Some of the more exotic stuff (for me) has hardly gone dormant and even some stored canna tubers are starting to sprout. I know that further South (London area) some of the exotic plant folk are reporting things growing that would have seemed totally impossible in previous years. Indeed. But there's still time for trouble at t'mill. ;-) I think we started off rather like this last year, didn't we? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ |
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Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote:
Thanks for bringing me back to reality.. IIRC last year we had a miserable late spring so perhaps it's best to wait. Rupert, last Feb was the worst of the winter months by far - here the average was 2C. colder than December & January, which were themselves rather colder than previous years. In most years February is the coldest month or at least equal to the rest, so hold your horses, especially that far north. Some of the more exotic stuff (for me) has hardly gone dormant and even some stored canna tubers are starting to sprout. I know that further South (London area) some of the exotic plant folk are reporting things growing that would have seemed totally impossible in previous years. Yes, all sorts of silly things are happening here as well, but if previous years are anything to go by, the great 'leveller' could come in a few weeks time. It doesn't do much to hardy plants apart from stopping them in their tracks, but they get going again as soon as the weather improves. However, the kind of plants that I prefer (and presume you do too) are so badly hit that they take an age to resume growth. Last year my Hedychiums started as normal, then we had several weeks of bitingly cold winds. It brought them to a juddering halt and there was no discernible growth until late May! |
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Here today was a little cold this morning - no frost though.
Turned into a very sunny day with no wind at all - a pleasant change from all the heavy rain and strong winds of late. Even managed to get on the allotment for an hour and just about finish all my digging and horse manure spreading in preparation for spring. Alan Just north of Portsmouth |
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Sacha wrote: we had a *very* slight frost here this morning. High winds came back for a bit yesterday afternoon, which was worrying but they died away quickly. Today is clear and sunny with just a touch of cloud about. -- Sacha We have just returned from Cambridge (half way to London) where we met our daughter and gave her back her baby after spoiling him rotten for the weekend. Very bright at Norwich when we left but 1 and a quarter hours later, it was getting overcast and several degrees cooler . We noticed that the winds which are still prevalent here, were almost non-existent near Cambridge - I am so sleep starved and not with just the baby but with the wind howling at night and the house virtually creaking, it makes me quite nervous as I have visions of a chimney crashing through the roof. At this moment, it is almost still, for a change, bright blue sky without a cloud, I am really looking forward to the evenings getting lighter. Judith at home in England |
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On 14/1/07 16:20, in article
, "judith lea" wrote: Sacha wrote: we had a *very* slight frost here this morning. High winds came back for a bit yesterday afternoon, which was worrying but they died away quickly. Today is clear and sunny with just a touch of cloud about. -- Sacha We have just returned from Cambridge (half way to London) where we met our daughter and gave her back her baby after spoiling him rotten for the weekend. Fun isn't it - and so nice to be able to do the handing back thing, however much you adore them! Very bright at Norwich when we left but 1 and a quarter hours later, it was getting overcast and several degrees cooler . We noticed that the winds which are still prevalent here, were almost non-existent near Cambridge - I am so sleep starved and not with just the baby but with the wind howling at night and the house virtually creaking, it makes me quite nervous as I have visions of a chimney crashing through the roof. I hate to hear the wind roaring and rushing around like that but comfort myself that the house has probably seen and heard worse, so will stand for another 100 years or so. I hope! This garden lost a large number of trees in 1990 but the ones that remain are a joy and if we lost one or two very particular favourites, we'd be genuinely heartbroken, so I tend to worry more about those in a storm. At this moment, it is almost still, for a change, bright blue sky without a cloud, I am really looking forward to the evenings getting lighter. For once, our weather sounds a tad similar. The barometer has really shot up here, after a short bout of cloud and rain this morning. There is not a breath of wind. Tonight the temp is dropping fast BUT there are big black clouds on the horizon and one single bright star showing now in the deep blue of the evening sky which has the merest haze of pink behind it. It's absolutely beautiful and very dramatic. It's the sort of sky that if someone other than e.g. Tintoretto tried to paint it, one would go "oh PURLEASE, keep it for the chocolate box!" ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ |
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