Frost warnings? isnt it a bit early for this
 

they said the U.P. could have frost tonight , WTH it was just 94 3-4 days ago, down here in Chicago area, i'm not ready for this:mad:

LOL Frank ... you're not a fraidy-cat;), now - are you??:D

they posted them last night in northern wisconsin - I'm so happy that cool weather is on its way ... it's like a dose of good healing for me!!

bring on the cold!! :yahoo:

NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Not ready for ole Jack Frost!

*throwing tomato at Vonn* Hey, at least it's a good "garden" tomato, Vonn!!! :rolleyes::)

Everyone keeps saying that IL will have another treacherous Winter this year. I don't even want to think about it. I'm going to hibernate if that happens again.

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I also heard that this winter will be very cold. My hands are hurting just thinking about it! I'm not ready for frost or to talk about the cold yet.

It got really chilly this evening...NOT WELCOME!!!
My DH and I bought 4 more fish for the pond over the weekend; now I'm worried that they'll begin to hibernate early.
I'm going to miss watching the little critters swimming around...I hope that we have a warmup after this cold front goes through!

Me too, Vonn I'm ready!!!!

You better bring those tomatos in, DM..:D

Dang are you serious? We don't even have frost warnings yet in Eastern Canada. You're breaking the rules in Chicago! ;)

That's it! I want to find the punk who writes for the Farmers Almanac and kick his stinking butt! I am all for the 70's but come on!

*running out to buy tomatoes to throw at Vonn*

Oh noooo!!! I just planted a bunch of stuff about a week ago! :eek: I hope we don't get a hard frost too soon!

I sent this to a local publication recently. I'll find out today or tomorrow whether or not they print it (if they do, I get money :D):


A Promise of Frost


“They said it was going to freeze,”
My husband says at five-thirty in the morning,
Scowling at the thermometer by the kitchen window.
The temperature is just over 40.

“No, they didn’t.”
I never learn, just can’t let it go.
“They said a chance.”

“Well.”

I wait, even though I could lip-sync his next words:
“What’s it supposed to be tonight?”

I take a deep breath,
Thinking of the dozen old bed sheets
Draped over support stakes
Like lopsided ghosts in the garden.
The ghosts of September tomato plants.
He’s getting sick of it.
So am I.
“A better chance for a freeze,” I finally say.

He looks at me, and I specify:
“That’s what Gary Sadowsky said.”
I’m trying to think, did he actually say freeze or frost?
Widespread, heavy or generalized?
Are we a low-lying valley or what?

“Well,” he says again.

I bite my tongue through the ensuing silence,
Wanting desperately to fill it,
Come close to saying “That’s a deep subject”.
But it’s way too early in the morning
To say something lame and smart-alecky.
So I exercise uncharacteristic restraint
And say nothing.

“You want me to pick the rest of them tomatoes, or what?”
(He says it like: resta them tuh-maytas”)

This inevitable question should be easy, but it’s not.
Not for me, anyway,
And my answer is long in coming.
I hate to waste anything I can salvage.
I glance at the stainless steel bowls heaped with tomatoes of all types and sizes,
Already abundantly salvaged,
Crowding out the toaster and my work space.

But do I ever want to see another tomato?
I factor in the probability of a hard freeze,
The inefficiency of removing and folding all those sheets
Only to haul them out
And clothespin them to the chicken wire again tonight.
I consider the likelihood of tomatoes shriveling en masse on my counter
While I crawl into bed every night thinking,
“Tomorrow I really need to do something with those tomatoes.”

Tick tick tick.
I need to say something.
Yes or no, just make the call.
Pick them? Irrevocable.
Cover them? What a hassle.
Take a risk? So not me.

“No,” I finally say,
While he’s still patient with my ambivalence.
“Just leave ‘em.
If they freeze, feed ‘em to the hens.
If they don’t....”

In my head I finish the sentence like this:
If they don’t, we’ll go through this again tomorrow.

DM.....please take away that sad fairy!

I can't stand to see you crying my friend!:Sob:

Even Jack Frost isn't bad enough to have you crying....surely!

Here.....come here and get a hug.... :hug:

OK OK OK>>>> I am tying from the good old U.P. ...I was up at 600am to get one ready for the bus....I dont think we got frost....but we are wearing light jackets in mornings...then heats up and dont need to in day....hhehehee

but yes waking up mornings are getting nippy...watch out all..it will come south soon enough hehehehhee:p hugsss,sarah from the northern MI area....a Yooper...

HEY wait, yous guys ... I didn't start this post!! :Poke: Frank, did!

*ducking projectile produce*

It's tooooo soooooooooonnnnnnn!!!!!!!:hissyfit::hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit::Bawling:

hey all
typing from the good old U.P. not tying hehehee

anyhow, just took a walk with little one..and sunny...in Tshirt and stayed warm enough hehehee

about to head out again with the two little ones now...walking to the store...hugsss all, sarah:)

Ok spoke too soon... most of New Brunswick, Canada had frost warnings last night LOL! South Eastern NB was spared thankfully.

It was 7 celcius out (45F) last night, so I slept with my window open. It was glorious sleeping weather. I love fall. :)

Easy for you to say Anne summer is coming for you. :hug how you bee stranger


Laura I was gonna type the other day you are going to jinx yourself

and did you all see how vonn is so willing to tape the bulls eye to my back sheeeesssssshhhhhh lol

you all do know the first few frost if you go out real late and water the plants they wont freeze? but you can only get away with it for a bit, because the first few frost are not so cold, the water acts as a protective layer to the plant I have been doing this for years

scroll down to Numero Uno on the list

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/frost.html

hey Frank- ole buddy, ole pal ... just gotta pick on ya ... don't want you to feel that I did a takeover ...

I'm a sweatshirt/jeans kinda gal .. love the winter ... gave away all my winter coats with the move ... made it thru last winter without heat and alot of snow and cold ... love it, love it, love it ...

everything seems to be EARLY this year for some odd-duck reason ...

but, we'll be getting a lusterous fall ... called Indian Summer the end of September/early October ...

enjoy! enjoy!

I'm wearing white today. :D

yeah we even got trees down here turning already :yikes: and been seeing the geese gather, when I see the juncos return then i know and when i hear the sandhill cranes as they soar above, so high, those are my two signs, thing I miss is the wolves I could tell by the coat they grew in and how early they grew it what type of winter we would have early cold late not so cold, they were a good barometer

vonn I never worry about thread take overs, odds are by time I finish typing what i started typing I have already changed the subject matter two or three times:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Still Summer here..:mad:

its not bad today gonna be around 78-80

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! The white shirt worked! Frost warning for South Eastern NB tonight just flashed on my weather eye on my PC. :D

Frank, the geese flew over this morning and that was my first thought. It's time. I should have got out my Wii gun. :mad: