This has not been unusual weather. It’s the norm. But
watch out! About eight or nine years out of ten we get a warming trend in mid-January
followed by returning cold weather. Sometimes it is devastating.
watch out! About eight or nine years out of ten we get a warming trend in mid-January
followed by returning cold weather. Sometimes it is devastating.
February
can be dangerous for plants. December 1990 was one of the coldest months on
record but February 1989 was much more damaging to plants.
can be dangerous for plants. December 1990 was one of the coldest months on
record but February 1989 was much more damaging to plants.
In
December plants are in their deepest sleep, well-prepared for winter lows. But on
February 5, 1989, unrecorded temperatures as low as 2F in the Northwest part of
the valley came on the heals of 70+F temperatures in mid-January. The
temperatures that week in February were low enough to kill bermudagrass, roots
and all, at the Painted Desert Golf Course in the Northwest part of the valley.
December plants are in their deepest sleep, well-prepared for winter lows. But on
February 5, 1989, unrecorded temperatures as low as 2F in the Northwest part of
the valley came on the heals of 70+F temperatures in mid-January. The
temperatures that week in February were low enough to kill bermudagrass, roots
and all, at the Painted Desert Golf Course in the Northwest part of the valley.
Be
diligent around your garden. Protect tender plants. We can be 95% assured that
freezing temperatures will not occur after mid-March.
diligent around your garden. Protect tender plants. We can be 95% assured that
freezing temperatures will not occur after mid-March.