tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post1048090647855867822..comments2024-03-05T04:53:05.648-04:00Comments on Canoe Corner: Garden GhostsMargueritehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-39014633779761370812014-09-30T19:34:14.716-03:002014-09-30T19:34:14.716-03:00We usually start getting frosts in mid-October, bu...We usually start getting frosts in mid-October, but it varies quite a bit. Once the frost does hit I pretty much give up on all my tender plants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-66611945868849728822014-09-25T21:32:29.242-03:002014-09-25T21:32:29.242-03:00we've got that mix too Jennifer. Were up to 2...we've got that mix too Jennifer. Were up to 24 on the weekend but then we've had to put the heat on a few days too when it got down to 12. Hard to know how to dress these days.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-49240559156271456972014-09-24T10:15:02.818-03:002014-09-24T10:15:02.818-03:00The weather here has been an odd mix of hot and co...The weather here has been an odd mix of hot and cold. Sunday it was 24 degrees and felt like summer. We have also had really cool days and nights. No frost warnings...yet.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-69674254092030276722014-09-21T09:38:19.355-03:002014-09-21T09:38:19.355-03:00Helene, I've been warned they sometimes get sn...Helene, I've been warned they sometimes get snow as early as October here but I've yet to see it. Thankfully the earliest snows have come in November. I can't imagine how long a winter would seem it the white stuff came that early. You must really appreciate London.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-24945456602709968812014-09-21T09:37:04.739-03:002014-09-21T09:37:04.739-03:00seriously Jen?! my goodness that is early for up ...seriously Jen?! my goodness that is early for up your way. I would have thought you'd be good for a few months yet.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-26639199644502457672014-09-21T09:35:43.479-03:002014-09-21T09:35:43.479-03:00The days haven't been so bad here Pam but we&#...The days haven't been so bad here Pam but we've had some clear cold nights and that's all you need. Really a disappointment though to have it come so early.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-88856797549601250662014-09-21T09:34:31.932-03:002014-09-21T09:34:31.932-03:00Hi Jane, we got lucky that night, and lucky again ...Hi Jane, we got lucky that night, and lucky again a few nights later when frost was predicted again. But not so lucky now :( August is seriously early for frost, that would be a reason to move I think!Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-13796750663674435892014-09-21T09:32:42.162-03:002014-09-21T09:32:42.162-03:00You're right Janet, it was just darn cruel. A...You're right Janet, it was just darn cruel. All those tomatoes hanging on the vines and the thought of losing them all.... lucky that night everything was saved.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-56942203962202913972014-09-21T09:31:50.742-03:002014-09-21T09:31:50.742-03:00The weather really is odd right now. Snow in Albe...The weather really is odd right now. Snow in Alberta last week too. Our temps have been up and down, 25 degrees today but it was 10 degree just a day ago and we had to turn on the furnace. A little concerned what this winter will bring.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-22616263220848221902014-09-21T09:30:21.035-03:002014-09-21T09:30:21.035-03:00LOL, I can just picture you running around in a ni...LOL, I can just picture you running around in a nightdress in the wee hours. Sadly I was considering doing just the same yesterday. I could hear the wind howling and wondering if it would be totally crazy to run outside at 5 am to check if my sheets were holding.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-45913106583723617282014-09-21T09:29:00.435-03:002014-09-21T09:29:00.435-03:00ah yes, I always forget that you would be opposite...ah yes, I always forget that you would be opposite our schedule. Welcome to summer Diana!Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-83817298068088276012014-09-21T09:28:24.461-03:002014-09-21T09:28:24.461-03:00LOL, of course you saw the Halloween reference! a...LOL, of course you saw the Halloween reference! all signs pointing to another bad winter ahead.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-25669428718999916932014-09-21T09:27:38.158-03:002014-09-21T09:27:38.158-03:00oh dear, good luck with those potatoes Carla. Wet...oh dear, good luck with those potatoes Carla. Wet and potatoes is just never a good combination.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-67661687062338897632014-09-21T09:27:02.212-03:002014-09-21T09:27:02.212-03:00Our first frost should normally be in October so t...Our first frost should normally be in October so this is way early this year. not a good sign for the upcoming winter.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-63567934409536311662014-09-21T09:19:42.953-03:002014-09-21T09:19:42.953-03:00haha, that should be my mantra - SAVE THE TOMATOES...haha, that should be my mantra - SAVE THE TOMATOES!Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-30733452460460239952014-09-21T09:19:17.658-03:002014-09-21T09:19:17.658-03:00it sure is Jane, mother nature can't seem to w...it sure is Jane, mother nature can't seem to wait this year.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-66869109592948918622014-09-20T14:46:20.058-03:002014-09-20T14:46:20.058-03:00Ugh! That reminds me of living in Norway, we often...Ugh! That reminds me of living in Norway, we often had first snowfall in late September, and even though it would not lay for long, it really was the start of a loooong winter. I feel for you! I so appreciate living in London where winter is short or even absent some years :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-8796719031314961652014-09-17T23:16:14.828-03:002014-09-17T23:16:14.828-03:00Not nice to know that you are getting frost also.....Not nice to know that you are getting frost also....we had more then 2 or 3 nights of the cold stuff...brrrrr..<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-77615885227443792122014-09-16T19:49:03.903-03:002014-09-16T19:49:03.903-03:00Frost?!! I'm going to stop complaining about o...Frost?!! I'm going to stop complaining about our current cold snap right now! P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-79535877460053907962014-09-14T15:36:43.293-03:002014-09-14T15:36:43.293-03:00Oh gosh ! Did the frost happen as predicted ? If s...Oh gosh ! Did the frost happen as predicted ? If so, I hope your bed sheets prevented any damage . In the uk there was a widespread frost in Scotland in AUGUST! Unbelievable!Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-40843572294640158922014-09-14T05:56:08.639-03:002014-09-14T05:56:08.639-03:00Frost?! That is cruel, particularly given how long...Frost?! That is cruel, particularly given how long last winter clung on to your garden. enjoy your new sheets...Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-91798241015356853172014-09-13T23:51:14.090-03:002014-09-13T23:51:14.090-03:00So weird. It snowed in a few places in the US. We&...So weird. It snowed in a few places in the US. We're having normal weather here although the weather guessers are predicting a colder than normal winter. Hopefully, the plants will be none the worse after the frost is over. I hope all those sheets work.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-60079132649073283872014-09-13T13:14:54.369-03:002014-09-13T13:14:54.369-03:00isn't that funny, I looked at that moon and wo...isn't that funny, I looked at that moon and wondered if it could have something to do with it. you're right though, it's coming whether I like it or not.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-31792152101706811782014-09-13T13:14:06.599-03:002014-09-13T13:14:06.599-03:00thanks Rose. Luckily everything escaped unscathed...thanks Rose. Luckily everything escaped unscathed. I've been picking tomatoes all week thankfully.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-18035847809392659502014-09-13T13:13:31.763-03:002014-09-13T13:13:31.763-03:00oh keith! that is just plain WRONG. autumn can w...oh keith! that is just plain WRONG. autumn can wait :)Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.com