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Another polar Vortex is here..

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 3/3/2019, 1:32 pm

Temps will dip as much as 40f below normal in the midwest and coast to coast,Canada to Mexico borders will be below average.
Super wet here. Everything is soaked and mossy.
On the positive side? Brugs love it and are blooming and ferns are overjoyed.
Its cool but not cold here.

Re: Another polar Vortex is here..

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 3/3/2019, 8:16 pm, in reply to "Another polar Vortex is here.."

Yeah. I'm seeing a nighttime low of 11F coming up this week. Daytime highs under 30F. Way, way below normal. The normal high/low in late January, in the coldest weeks of the year is 40F/23F.

A couple years ago, we had an early March low of 8F. It was the second coldest night of the year. You gotta keep your eyes open every March.

The thing with the Middle Atlantic is we really do have two seasons: A 5 month summer, a 5 month winter and a month separating each transition. But there is no extended spring or fall.

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

A home in the wet and clouds..

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 3/3/2019, 8:26 pm, in reply to "Another polar Vortex is here.."

Magnolia's ,Brugmansia and a Philodendron.

Always a Redwood someplace in a bay area neighborhood. Like palms in Miami.

Flirting with seasonal low so far.

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 3/4/2019, 8:21 pm, in reply to "Another polar Vortex is here.."

My seasonal low has been 17F. This is the forecast. Some stations have us hitting 16/17 tonight. Obviously, all the Saucer magnolia blooms and the other blooms are mostly brown.

"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

Saucer Magnolias

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 3/5/2019, 9:32 am, in reply to "Flirting with seasonal low so far."

>> all the Saucer magnolia blooms and the other blooms are mostly brown. <<

Pretty much every other year here with the Saucer Mags.

I used to wonder why a species of tree, so cold hardy, would be "dumb" enough to bloom too early in our area to avoid killing frosts (half to most years). That was until I heard one man's theory. Namely that Saucer Magnolias are native to Asia where spring comes on more gradually and reliably. Apparently, the eastern United States is the worst (or at least one of the worst) region for "surprise" frosts after warmth has triggered new growth. So, in China, for instance Saucer Mags should rarely get lit up. Here, they do because our springs are more volatile.

Not sure if that's really the bottom line on the subject, but it sounds plausible.

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

The story here is the large number of rainy days..

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 3/5/2019, 12:25 pm, in reply to "Re: Another polar Vortex is here.."

We've had about 60 days of rain compared to about half that as normal since November. Its not been big storms as we are only 100% of average.
Just little sun.

Re: Saucer Magnolias

Sounds plausible to me. I just figure it would stunt their growth or at least have some ill effect when it happens year after year. However, there are several trees that will try to bloom even in warm late Januarys here and they seem ok when it's time to leaf out.

"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

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