Weather Chat - 2023

Very strange weather. 30 tonight and 24 tomorrow. Unfortunate as all my blueberry bushes were/are in bloom, I have 50 plants and I will likely lose the entire crop. Happens every few years crazy warm all the trees bloom out then get zapped.

I am so sorry to hear that. Blueberries are such wonderful fruit. I would eat them all year round...in fact, I guess we do but we pay the price for winter availability.

NCDahlia I'm so sorry to hear that! Blueberries are so wonderful! Up here, they're pollinated largely by mosquitoes which is the only redeeming factor those critters have. Well, that, and they feed the birds and our little native brown nosed bat.

AndreaB I’m sorry to hear that. Losing a pet is so hard.

I understand we are dropping back to winter for this next week, with possible lowand snow,,,For us it probably depends on how much snow is left in those clouds after they get over the coast range. To not quite paraphase someone famous...."In the midst of spring we are in the invincible winter". Sunny and pleasant right now and I am making the best of it while I can.

Krista Thanks, Krista. It’s eerily quiet without her.
Grateful to have 2 other pups in our crew.

AndreaB I’m so sorry for your loss.

And back to the weather....I just read about California's Extreme Weather today. Its just one thing after another hitting Cal, isn't it, Are all our California Dahlia friends OK? Steve, did the wild weather reach down to where you are? And how is it where you are, Blown Dry?

I knoew California is a big state but the weather pic looks like a big storm too.

AndreaB
Oh I am so sorry- it really is so hard to go through because our pets are buried so deep in our hearts. My Australian Shepard Rufus is a gentleman of a certain age and I don’t want to even think about how inconsolable I will be… it’s a blessing to be loved by a pet

I live in Sonoma County, not far from the wine country. Average yearly rainfall is around 26". So far this year we're at about 36". The 75+ seedling dahlias I planted about 10 days ago are looking great. They are in a somewhat sheltered location. I am thankful for the rain! Oh, power was out for 5 hours last evening due to weather.

SteveM 7" More rain then Seattle! Wowzers! THat does deserve respect! Congratulations on being out of the draught...I hope you will have some good years before the next swing one way or another.

Woke up to this. At least 6 inches of snow already and it isn't going to stop until this afternoon. Sure is pretty though.

Emilyp Yuck! Time for that to go away.
Hopefully you’ll get some heat and it will all melt.

We had about an inch of snow overnight but it is melting very quickly.

We have snow predicted this afternoon also. Temps above freezing though so it should melt fast. The weather forecast would suggest we’re looking at a couple of very wet upcoming weeks. I’m getting tired of gray skies. sure would be nice to do some weeding and clean up in sunshine.

We have hovered in the forties and fifties with nighttime temps in the high thirties, and not a lot of precipitation here in Seattle. I love the snow and part of me wishes this was our back yard, Emilyp!, it’s beautiful but I hope it doesn’t linger too long or inhibit your dahlia life!