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Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ?

Posted by WSimpson NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=WSimpson+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/31/2019, 12:19 pm

Lowest for the year was 10 days ago at 14F , and the only daily high below 32F was one daily high temperature of 31F . Looking really good for the next week or longer with plenty of 50's- 60'sF and a few 70'sF possible .
Will

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Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

22 for me in Atlanta

Posted by AlexW in Atlanta <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=AlexW+in+Atlanta' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/31/2019, 12:47 pm, in reply to " Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ? "

N/A

Alex Woollcott
Milton GA (just north of Atlanta) -- Zone 7b
Interests: cold hardy citrus, palms, tropical-esq landscaping,
whitewater paddling, tennis, squash, golf

Re: 22 for me in Atlanta

Posted by WSimpson NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=WSimpson+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/31/2019, 1:19 pm, in reply to "22 for me in Atlanta"

Not bad at all Alex .
I have a good feeling about the rest of this winter .
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

-4F nm

Posted by Brad - Pittsburgh <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Brad+-+Pittsburgh' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/31/2019, 2:54 pm, in reply to " Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ? "

Zone 6a, 20 miles SE of Pittsburgh
Previous gardens in Dubois, Pa, Walnut Creek, CA, and Lancaster, NY
Other interests: Edibles, fragrance, hummingbirds and butterflies, and deer resistance

19F coldest so far this year. N/M

Posted by Lucas West Arkansas <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Lucas+West+Arkansas' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/31/2019, 4:10 pm, in reply to " Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ? "

N/M

Re: Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ?

Posted by Stan Hayward CA <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Stan+Hayward+CA' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/31/2019, 5:36 pm, in reply to " Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ? "

I feel like I survived-50 since I've been watching Accuweather TV ( they do much more weather than weather channel) and reading posts all over the net.

Re: Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ?

I know what you mean . I'm glad I didn't get anything too bad .
I'm going to start to have some decent 60'sF coming up soon . Maybe 70F Tuesday ?
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

17F Nashville

Posted by Tommy Nashville-Miami <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Tommy+Nashville-Miami' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/31/2019, 7:20 pm, in reply to " Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ? "

I thought we were 16F but we were 17F. This was the coldest this season.

"Oh, Dixie Land, I hope you understand
When I miss my Tennessee Home
And I've been away way too long
I can't see this world unless I go
Outside my Southern Comfort Zone"- Brad Paisley

Re: 17F Nashville

Not bad Tommy .
Let's hope this was the worst of winter .
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

-2,-11F,-11F,-6F,1F,-11F,-21F,-18F,-1F

Posted by Jim in Iowa <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+in+Iowa' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/31/2019, 9:46 pm, in reply to " Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ? "

Its possible everything was wiped out but the T.Ferns.

To much snow over everything to check now.

We hit 12F on January 29th

Posted by Ben OK <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Ben+OK' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/1/2019, 1:28 am, in reply to " Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ? "

I don't think we've been had a high temp come in below freezing yet though. We had a high of 32F on the dot a week ago though. So we have been awfully close I guess.

Kano ako, Pinoy kayo?

Re: -2,-11F,-11F,-6F,1F,-11F,-21F,-18F

Posted by Tommy Nashville-Miami <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Tommy+Nashville-Miami' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/1/2019, 7:03 am, in reply to "-2,-11F,-11F,-6F,1F,-11F,-21F,-18F"

I don't remember if you have any protected needles or not, but I wouldn't lose hope for those until spring.

"Oh, Dixie Land, I hope you understand
When I miss my Tennessee Home
And I've been away way too long
I can't see this world unless I go
Outside my Southern Comfort Zone"- Brad Paisley

6, 5, & 10 -- All Above Zero, Thankfully!

Posted by Jim Wilmington DE 7a <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+Wilmington+DE+7a' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/1/2019, 8:48 am, in reply to " Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ? "

We got off RELATIVELY well, but it's been very cold.

Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a
Last 30 Years Avg. Winter Low: 7.50F
Last 20 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.35F
Last 10 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.40F
Favorite Palms: Species: Phoenix Canariensis / Genus: Sabal

Greenwood, SC-Month of January-Minimum 21F

Posted by Scot from SC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Scot+from+SC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/1/2019, 11:21 am, in reply to " Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ? "

This month we had a high of 72F on 1 January, and the lowest high for the month was 39F. I will take a cold 9A for January considering my area is an 8A. I am hoping for a nice February and March.

Scot from South Carolina
Zone 8a
Greenwood, S.C.
Elevation 642 feet above sea level
Straight from The Palmetto State!

3F in NYC (30F in Gainesville, FL, first time below freezing this season)

Posted by Alex NYC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Alex+NYC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/1/2019, 12:39 pm, in reply to " Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ? "

IN NYC:
My Trachycarpus are protected with C-9 lights.
My sabal minor and evergreen dogwood just have a pot flipped over to protect them
My needle palm has leaves over it
Everything else (Fatsia, Gardenias, Camellias, Loquat, basjoo) are unprotected.

Here in FL:
It's been a great winter so far. Usually we see several nights below freezing throughout the winter, but this past week was our only night below 32F so far. No damage on anything other than the bananas.
Biggest surprises so far are no damage from my Licuala spinosa, Stephanotis, hibiscus, Ti plants, or Brugmansia. A few brugmansias's in the area are flowering really nicely this winter.

I do have damage to my coconut palm and screw pine. Hopefully they pull through. Florida may give me an opportunity to try out different plants, but it still feels the same as pushing the limits in NY!

See UPDATED pics of my tropical plants in on my Blog!
http://tropicalsinzone7.blogspot.com
NOW: Gainesville, FL; zone 9a
WAS: New York City; zone 7b

28F...

Posted by Ryan Monroe LA <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Ryan+Monroe+LA' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/1/2019, 12:56 pm, in reply to " Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ? "

After the earliest snow ever along with 26F in early November, we have had very few freezes here. 25 was the lowest in Dec, and this latest event (28F) was the worst for January. I have seen a couple Z9a winters here with lows around 21-22F, but never one like this that hasn’t gotten below 25. I guess it is the opposite of the single digit winter we had a year ago...

Re: 17F Nashville

It was a huge nothingburger for the South, thankfully

28F coastal N.C.

Posted by Jeff zone 8 NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jeff+zone+8+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/1/2019, 5:28 pm, in reply to " Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ? "

28F

Re: -2,-11F,-11F,-6F,1F,-11F,-21F,-18F

Posted by Jim in Iowa <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+in+Iowa' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/1/2019, 6:18 pm, in reply to "Re: -2,-11F,-11F,-6F,1F,-11F,-21F,-18F"

I don't waste my time with those here. ( :

Re: 17F Nashville

> It was a huge nothingburger for the South, thankfully <

And it did no worse than match a "typical" Zone 7 low, which is where I live. The polar vortexes of '14 and '15 were, by actual temperatures, worse.

But, geographically, my location was not very far away from sub-zero cold. I was lucky.

Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a
Last 30 Years Avg. Winter Low: 7.50F
Last 20 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.35F
Last 10 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.40F
Favorite Palms: Species: Phoenix Canariensis / Genus: Sabal

Re: 17F Nashville

Yes. I can handle highs in the 60s to low 70s for the next week just fine.

"Oh, Dixie Land, I hope you understand
When I miss my Tennessee Home
And I've been away way too long
I can't see this world unless I go
Outside my Southern Comfort Zone"- Brad Paisley

-5 at my place. -11 in the valley below me.

Posted by Ken in cold z6a Ohio <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Ken+in+cold+z6a+Ohio' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/2/2019, 3:38 pm, in reply to " Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ? "

Re: 3F in NYC (30F in Gainesville, FL, first time below freezing this season)

Posted by PJ Lake Nona FL <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=PJ+Lake+Nona+FL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/2/2019, 8:45 pm, in reply to "3F in NYC (30F in Gainesville, FL, first time below freezing this season)"

Amen Alex. People think we have it easy. Florida is every bit a challenge especially for pushing some limits.

Enjoying life in Orlando, FL (z9b)

41F Orlando (nm)

Posted by PJ Lake Nona FL <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=PJ+Lake+Nona+FL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/2/2019, 8:49 pm, in reply to " Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ? "

Enjoying life in Orlando, FL (z9b)

Fog ?

Posted by WSimpson NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=WSimpson+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/3/2019, 2:03 pm, in reply to "-2,-11F,-11F,-6F,1F,-11F,-21F,-18F,-1F"

Jim , Are you getting any fog , with the warmer air riding over that cold ground ?
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

37f has been the coldest night.

Posted by Stan Hayward CA <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Stan+Hayward+CA' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/3/2019, 5:06 pm, in reply to " Winston-Salem low this morning 17F. What was your low ( lows during this cold snap) ? "

We might come close to that this week again.. a freak arctic front making a north -south descent on us.

Re: Fog ?

Posted by Jim in Iowa <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+in+Iowa' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/3/2019, 11:36 pm, in reply to "Fog ?"

A little bit but the winds have kept it pretty well
mixed out....the snow is about gone here except where it was piled.
50F here the lsat 2 days with lows in the mid 40s.

Re: Fog ?

Posted by WSimpson NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=WSimpson+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/4/2019, 9:36 am, in reply to "Re: Fog ?"

Keep us posted on the Yucca rostratas . I'm curious about their hardiness . I think I might plant a couple more

.
Thanks ,
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: Fog ?

Posted by Jim in Iowa <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+in+Iowa' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/4/2019, 4:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Fog ?"

It looks surprisingly good right now....I thought it would callapse
as soon as it went above freezing....it looks pretty amazing right now.

Unfortunately the Terscheckii is toast,I looked at it this morning
and could not believe what I saw, it is half as thick as it was and
looks fried.... a lot of stuff near it is in shambles.

Final word on that and the rest of the garden later.

Totally agree!

Posted by Alex NYC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Alex+NYC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/5/2019, 10:24 pm, in reply to "Re: 3F in NYC (30F in Gainesville, FL, first time below freezing this season)"

I was so shocked my first year gardening in Florida. It's too hot for so many plants (like geraniums, petunias, and cordyline australis) during the summer and my awesome oleander was killed in a week by a huge caterpillar infestation, and I have to be careful where I dig because of fire ants, snakes, and spiders.
It's so worth it, but gardening in Florida is not as easy as it looks!

See UPDATED pics of my tropical plants in on my Blog!
http://tropicalsinzone7.blogspot.com
NOW: Gainesville, FL; zone 9a
WAS: New York City; zone 7b

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