Monday, March 3, 2014

oh woe!



The weather liars did not warn us of a hard freeze. They said it would just dip down to 32˚

It plummeted to 26˚ with a wind chill of 17˚.

All that lovely green new growth from my previous post...frozen.

All those beautiful flowers and buds from my previous post...frozen.

I brought in all the small pots of cold sensitive plants but I did not bring in the big plumerias certain they would be OK.

They are in now but it's a case of closing the barn door after the cows have escaped. I fear they are all lost.

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  1. TexWisGirlMarch 3, 2014 at 1:40 PM

    oh, dear! we got ice pellets and thundersnow. originally they predicted 18 for the low, then dropped it to 12 before i went to bed last night. not sure how cold it got, but when i finally checked this morning, it was 17. yup, i think our bud and blooms are hit hard, too.

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  2. Ms. MoonMarch 3, 2014 at 2:54 PM

    Be patient- they may come back. I hope so. These late freezes always catch us unawares.

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  3. turquoisemoonMarch 3, 2014 at 4:27 PM

    Ooh no... The forecast here was for at least 10" & possibly up to 12". We got maybe 1". I wish I could get by with so many errors...

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  4. Reya MellickerMarch 3, 2014 at 6:07 PM

    They aren't liars, they try their best, but no one can say for sure.

    So sad about your frozen plants!

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  5. Joanne NoragonMarch 3, 2014 at 6:52 PM

    Thank you for taking no pictures of the carnage. They were lovely.

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  6. Linda SueMarch 3, 2014 at 7:19 PM

    so it goes, get used to climate change, sister!Unpredictable- poor farmers.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 3, 2014 at 8:04 PM

    I could never be a farmer. That's sad.

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  8. Rubye JackMarch 3, 2014 at 8:38 PM

    Oh gawd, sorry Ellen.
    It seems like with each year the weather becomes more difficult to predict.

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  9. OmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirtsMarch 3, 2014 at 9:40 PM

    oh my stars....I'm so sorry. I have a feeling the same thing is gonna happen to us. So, I have avoided being too excited about what is already blooming in our yard. Linda

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  10. SharonMarch 3, 2014 at 11:40 PM

    I so enjoyed your photos of new growth. The plants down your way will soon get a second chance. I look forward to those photos:)

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  11. Out on the prairieMarch 4, 2014 at 8:13 AM

    One never knows what to expect.They said it will warm here after Thursday,it is 7.Anything would be warmer.

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  12. HilaryMarch 6, 2014 at 10:51 PM

    Oh ouch. Sorry to hear that. Up here, the threat of frost is not considered over until our long weekend, around the third week of May.

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