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We're looking at a compression of Spring now for sure.

It's not supposed to snow 8" in southern CT on March 6. And it's still coming down. Will this madness ever end? This is starting to cost me some very serious money now.

Unless we resort to heating cables & warm irrigation water, the soil here is going to stay cold for at least 2 weeks later than normal. With 12" of ice in the soil, I can't finish my heated greenhouse yet either.

While the money fails to pour in, I'll need to fork it over just to get some warm dirt. SHEEZ! What a winter.

Any other plans to recapture the missing 2 weeks we're likely to experience?

Steve

3/6/2003 8:55:23 PM

Puyallup, WA

Steve,
When do you usually put your plants into the ground?
We are two months off....ie. May 4-7th.

3/6/2003 10:14:14 PM

Sequim, WA

If it doesn't dry out soon I'm going to have trouble mowing my lawn. Plum tree is starting to bloom, crocuses are about to croak,(they're only good for a couple weeks), and daffodils and hyancinths getting started. We are at around 47°N and New Haven is at 41°N, why Portland Oregon almost a 3 hour drive South of here is almost 2° further North than Portland Maine. It seems your problem comes from being 50° too far East. I saw people golfing last weekend. They'll get another 40" of snow in the mountains here over the next few days. I may get in the car and drive 45 minutes just so I can say I was in some of it this winter. Of course in 60 days you'll be much warmer than us and that will last all summer. Some folks may complain about the number of rainy days we have, but noone around here ever had their ticker seize up on them while they were out shoveling rain. If you really want those two weeks Steve you need to move West. ;oÞ

3/7/2003 1:06:42 AM

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Stan,
That's about the right date for here too. In the past, I had always direct sown. And in years such as this, the cooler soils often set the stage for seedling failure.

What is the minimum soil temperature for pumpkin seed germination & early establishment? 90*F is good in a controlled environment for quick germination, but placing a seedling conditioned to warmth into 45* soil will sure put a dent in early growth & establishment.

3/7/2003 5:36:57 AM