tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post4717021260462941013..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: How Cold is Cold to a Floridian?Meemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-3686282002056017062010-12-10T07:17:11.221-05:002010-12-10T07:17:11.221-05:00Bom,
Thank you for the well wishes. The tomatoes l...Bom,<br />Thank you for the well wishes. The tomatoes left uncovered did not fare well. The bushes that were covered look pretty good. <br /><br />Susan,<br />I know what you mean about the temptation to hibernate ... especially when we look outside and we think "cold". But getting past that and getting outside I find it is never as cold as I imagine and working in that cooler weather Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-42195120029794112942010-12-08T13:42:47.767-05:002010-12-08T13:42:47.767-05:00Working outside on a day in the 50's with just...Working outside on a day in the 50's with just a light sweater or jacket sounds perfect to me! We're supposed to get below zero next week, so even the 30's sound good. But I know it's cold for your area, and I hate to think what it will do to the citrus and other crops grown in Florida. Your garden looks so lovely, Meems; hope those tomatoes stay warm!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-72132016132562027352010-12-08T13:25:12.492-05:002010-12-08T13:25:12.492-05:00Hi Meems...I do wish that cold weather energized m...Hi Meems...I do wish that cold weather energized me because I have a lot that I need to do, but unfortunately, I want to hibernate. It definitely is way too early for such a cold-blast as this one, and I hope your veggies and other plants make it okay. We hovered around 32 this morning, and so far everything looks okay. Keeping my fingers crossed!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106128705768954876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-38306927587687236752010-12-08T12:00:37.607-05:002010-12-08T12:00:37.607-05:00I hope your garden survives and that your tomatoes...I hope your garden survives and that your tomatoes ripen.Bomhttp://www.plantchaser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-77826171153524704572010-12-08T08:41:09.305-05:002010-12-08T08:41:09.305-05:00Kimberly,
So nice to see you. Hope all is well ove...Kimberly,<br />So nice to see you. Hope all is well over on your coast. Moving is never fun or easy. Best wishes to you, your family, and your new garden.Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-22731689226054578262010-12-08T08:39:39.528-05:002010-12-08T08:39:39.528-05:00Pat,
Happy three years! I'm pretty sure half o...Pat,<br />Happy three years! I'm pretty sure half of Massachusetts is here right now ~~~ according to the traffic. 20 degrees is great by the fire... or in the kitchen.<br /><br />Gail,<br />We Floridians are whiners for sure when it comes to messing with our mild winters. We like it when our gardens take this season unscathed. I hate to say it, but I think I'm finally getting used to Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-40987877083872959992010-12-08T08:34:18.004-05:002010-12-08T08:34:18.004-05:00Kay,
It looks like you'll have your favorite w...Kay,<br />It looks like you'll have your favorite weather back for the weekend? Then another threat for next week. Thanking God for our tree-cover aren't we!!! Glad you protected your orchids and you make a good case for container tomatoes!Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-9259442897606545512010-12-08T08:31:18.674-05:002010-12-08T08:31:18.674-05:00Siesta Sister,
I hope your lanai served you well l...Siesta Sister,<br />I hope your lanai served you well last night. And hopefully you stayed warmer than we did. It got a few degrees colder here and the winds subsided. So we got some frost for the first time this year. Early stuff! <br /><br />I did not move anything up under the lanai which is always a few degrees warmer. I can already see some tender leaves tinged from the frost this morning. <Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-21352546511336089312010-12-08T08:22:51.431-05:002010-12-08T08:22:51.431-05:00Janis,
I do hope all your tree-cover protected you...Janis,<br />I do hope all your tree-cover protected your lovely garden.<br /><br />Sue,<br />Unfortunately I only covered half of the tomatoes. The taller, vining ones had to fend for themselves and the still, colder night we had last night was not friendly to them. They are laden with frost this morning. :-( I look forward to seeing the pics you've taken of your garden.<br /><br />Toni,<br Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-6766473282111862392010-12-07T13:38:49.929-05:002010-12-07T13:38:49.929-05:00I don't like it, Meems! Too cold for Florida! ...I don't like it, Meems! Too cold for Florida! As we just moved, many of my beloved plants are still in pots but many are too heavy to move. Of course I brought in what I could, but I have to cross my fingers and hope for the best like everyone else. Hope your garden makes it through unscathed this wiinter!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123627573356760362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-72127055610075055592010-12-07T10:59:14.734-05:002010-12-07T10:59:14.734-05:00Dear meems, it's too early for the extreme col...Dear meems, it's too early for the extreme cold that is rushing across the south as it is! Brr...I hope your garden is safe from a serious freeze. GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-68013967377774902232010-12-07T08:18:25.551-05:002010-12-07T08:18:25.551-05:00We have relatives in Florida and we know they have...We have relatives in Florida and we know they have been shivering! They wonder why they left Massachusetts until they see it is 20 degrees and windy here. It's warm in the kitchen though and I'm giving away a great cookbook. Help me celebrate my blogoversary!Commonweederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913336590036045901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-82327688389460595852010-12-07T07:57:09.065-05:002010-12-07T07:57:09.065-05:00Since my tomatoes are in containers, I brought the...Since my tomatoes are in containers, I brought them into the back porch and covered them. A few other things were covered but just two or three. The orchids, of course, have been in the house for a week or so. <br /><br />This native Floridian loves having 70's in the day and 50's at night but NO colder than that!NanaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425496284594894548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-5228035653775545172010-12-07T07:39:11.937-05:002010-12-07T07:39:11.937-05:00Meems: Best wish to you and your garden! Hope th...Meems: Best wish to you and your garden! Hope this short freeze won't cause too much damage. You are right, this freeze just came too early of the season. I am writing this at airport, and will be on a business trip for the rest of the week. All I did last night was taking all my orchids indoors, and dug three clumps of different color ground orchids out and put them in the garage. The Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744078497819915126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-30645183605423685472010-12-07T06:55:50.669-05:002010-12-07T06:55:50.669-05:00Hope all made it through okay last night, Meems. ...Hope all made it through okay last night, Meems. I am not looking forward to doing a check on all of the plants that couldn't be covered. Ah well, a chance to start over, I guess! Stay toasty!daisy ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129079277073067462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-60711742864183927072010-12-07T06:19:06.433-05:002010-12-07T06:19:06.433-05:005:30 this morning, the NWS (National Weather Servi...5:30 this morning, the NWS (National Weather Service) said it was 37. That is a great sign that it did not make it to the predicted low of 32. My lanai is crowded...moved a lot of the potted plants in. Think I will leave them for awhile...beats taking them in and out.<br /><br />That was a great idea to take pics yesterday. Maybe I should do that today as 31 is predicted for tonight. Sure SiestaSisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09810517627451623408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-76800087081859970142010-12-07T04:40:11.476-05:002010-12-07T04:40:11.476-05:00Oh yeah baby it's 29 right now at 4:36 a.m. an...Oh yeah baby it's 29 right now at 4:36 a.m. and will be 25 tomorrow night, North Florida...it is quite early to be this cold this long. We can always dream that it means winter will be over early in Florida. Meems do keep us updated on your temperature and the survival rate of your gardens...Floridagardengirl seriously needs valium, she's been stressing for days now.....I'm lettingDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-1566776180856844112010-12-06T23:07:53.829-05:002010-12-06T23:07:53.829-05:00Thinking warm thoughts for you!Thinking warm thoughts for you!Toni - Signature Gardenshttp://signaturegardens.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-40402005840376729792010-12-06T22:45:35.958-05:002010-12-06T22:45:35.958-05:00Hi Meems,
That's a good idea to take photos li...Hi Meems,<br />That's a good idea to take photos like that before a possible frost/freeze. Things have been looking better for this time of year than usual, and I went around taking a lot of photos the other day. I don't know if I'll get any of them posted, because I had other things I wanted to post about. It depends on what else the weather does, and whether something else grabs Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-1947426909482338722010-12-06T22:36:59.302-05:002010-12-06T22:36:59.302-05:00Meems, I ran out after work and took pictures, as ...Meems, I ran out after work and took pictures, as you know it may look different tomorrow. Good luck tonight. Merry Christmas. JanisJanis "Pumpkin"https://www.blogger.com/profile/04014831826449662193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-71566024018409383432010-12-06T22:15:31.212-05:002010-12-06T22:15:31.212-05:00FlowerLady,
It is survival of the fittest for this...FlowerLady,<br />It is survival of the fittest for this garden. I'm glad you brought in your orchids. They would not like it this cold. Stay warm down there.<br /><br />Jim,<br />No, it would be difficult for you to spread any sympathy while digging out of snow. Hope you're keeping warm by the fire. <br /><br />CarolynGail,<br />You have learned well how to make it through winters in yourMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-87935387117664724332010-12-06T21:51:44.317-05:002010-12-06T21:51:44.317-05:00Anything below 70 is cold to us Southern Belle'...Anything below 70 is cold to us Southern Belle's, Meems :-) Sorry to hear that you are getting some of our frigid cold down there. Hope your garden will not suffer too badly.Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-25511341427844125602010-12-06T21:39:14.346-05:002010-12-06T21:39:14.346-05:00Sorry Meems, no sympathy up here in Buffalo! Hope ...Sorry Meems, no sympathy up here in Buffalo! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.Jim/ArtofGardeninghttp://artofgardeningbuffalo.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-33681533458676764582010-12-06T20:19:55.634-05:002010-12-06T20:19:55.634-05:00Dear Meems ~ The colder weather is invigorating th...Dear Meems ~ The colder weather is invigorating that is for sure. We feel alive again. I brought in three orchids, everything else will have to fend for themselves. Tonight it is supposed to get down to 33 and feel like it's 19. But it is supposed to warm up again. I hope you have no great losses.<br /><br />Have a lovely wintry, Christmas season.<br /><br /> Hugs ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.com