We have had so much rain this year, even into July. In May, we had a total of 6.63 inches; June 7.02 inches; and so far in July 5.87 inches! Randy Stout asked me to take a photo of our pond since he doesn't remember it being this high. … [Read more...] about Rainy season
We are waiting (and waiting) for the apple leaves to fall in order to begin pruning - but it just isn't happening. If deciduous trees don't drop their leaves as they should, we say we have a marcescent falll. Marcescent means the trees hold their leaves into winter. It is often triggered by a sudden change from warm to cold temperatures during the fall. Trees prepare for winter … [Read more...] about A marcescent fall is when the leaves don’t drop
We had a spring freeze this morning (on our last average frost date in spring). The hourly average temperature was below freezing from 10 pm Monday evening through 7 am Tuesday morning. Peaches and other stone fruits were in bloom. … [Read more...] about Minimum temp 24.1 F this morning
Spring blew in this Wednesday which was quite cold and windy. Then it snowed - so I doubt if anyone is "thinking spring". The good news is that the plants are not budding out very much at all so we will not have the late freeze injury worries like we had last year at this time. … [Read more...] about Springtime??
We were all wondering if winter weather would come this year. Today it did! We already have a blanket of snow and it is still coming down as I post this. … [Read more...] about Snow!