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[Desert O'Piñon]

Here comes the insects.
Mosquitoes and spider mites are worst.

I suppose that's one of the advantages in the desert, offset by trying to mitigate the heat and dryness. Very few insect or fungal issues -- for the trees. Rarely, after the rainstorm we have once or twice a year, there will be mosquitoes, especially in the shady recesses where the evaporation isn't instantaneous. But most of our harmful insects/bugs are a problem for animal life. Scorpions, black widows, tarantulas, tarantula hawk wasp, yellow jackets, Africanized bees, venomous centipedes, brown recluse, stink bugs. But we also have plenty of beneficial insects, too. Mantids, ladybugs, assassin bugs, and dozens of pollinators, just for starters.

 

[leatherback]

Yeah, swining from today 68f high to 26f low later this week. Not great to be a tree in my garden

 

[Japonicus]

Low this morning 23.5°F, around 80 by Friday.
I'm in the process of getting all my trees out of darkness. Great time to be a tree with the promise of new growth.

 

[ShadyStump]

Yeah, swining from today 68f high to 26f low later this week. Not great to be a tree in my garden

We've been doing that since October. As long as they're still on the ground your trees should handle it without a problem. If any are starting to leaf out already, you may lose some foliage, maybe some fine twigs, but you won't notice a difference by the end of summer.

All last week we had predictions of rain or snow, but every day it would just blow around us. Temps are still freezing at night, so nothing trying to leaf out yet, so I'm leaving all the outdoor trees on the ground. Already lost a couple from the deep freezes in January, but everything else looks safe still. My collection has whittled itself down over the past year, between the extra hot summer and grasshoppers last year, and then pots freezing solid and thawing earlier than ideal over winter, there were some that just didn't have much chance.

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

All last week we had predictions of rain or snow, but every day it would just blow around us.

This is the story of my life. I've lived in several different geographical regions of this country, but in none of them were the forecasts consistently as far off as here. Anybody can hit 50%. But I honestly think I might be able to do better than the meteorologists.

 

[ShadyStump]

This is the story of my life. I've lived in several different geographical regions of this country, but in none of them were the forecasts consistently as far off as here. Anybody can hit 50%. But I honestly think I might be able to do better than the meteorologists.

The mountains make it really unpredictable. Where my town is in the eastern foothills the difference between rain or shine is as little as 5 degrees angle difference when the winds hitting a canyon 20 miles away. I don't imagine you're much better.
Compare that to out East on the plains where you can watch a storm coming all morning, get wet, then watch it roll away all afternoon. I don't think Kansas has ever had a misleading weather report. LoL

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

Compare that to out East on the plains where you can watch a storm coming all morning, get wet, then watch it roll away all afternoon. I don't think Kansas has ever had a misleading weather report. LoL

I spent a dozen summers on my grandfather's farm in NW Kansas/Ne Colorado. I'm surprised the NWS didn't ask him for the forecast. I learned SO MUCH from him.
He's been home now for 15? years. And my grandmother joined him the day after Thanksgiving. Now the farm is selling on the 28th. It's affecting me a lot more than I expected. 2,040± acres. If my life wasn't already settled here, I'd love to have about 10 or 20 acres of the irrigated land. Can you imagine how much a person could advance US bonsai with that much land? A couple greenhouses, some terraces for ground growing, a warehouse for soils, fertilizers, and equipment/tools, a storefront, and a humble house.
And it's the cleanest, best-tasting water I've ever had, straight out of the Ogallala aquifer.

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

A couple greenhouses, some terraces for ground growing, a warehouse for soils, fertilizers, and equipment/tools, a storefront, and a humble house.

...and a storm cellar or basement. I don't want to go through another tornado above ground.

 

[AlainK]

Here in old Europe, the land of the "Enlightment", birthplace of La Fayette and Kosciusko, we had several days around 18°C in the afternoon (64 F).

It's getting back to "normal" now, 2 in the morning, 8 in the afternoon. (35 to 46 F)

The earlier ones are bvudding out : katsura, the "hime" series, etc.

 

[Ininaatigoons]

In the Arctic Tundra of Minneapolis, Minnesota Suburbs we are seeing 60's and 70's with 18 lows this week

 

[leatherback]

As long as they're still on the ground your trees should handle it without a problem.

yeah, my challenge is that I have been on the road when this started. I even brought my olives out as the forecast was nice frost free wheather. Lets see..

Right now, as I am closing my suitcase it is 89f, full sun, 89% humidity. Caribean, you will be missed.

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

Mr. Rogers would not think it's a beautiful day in my neighborhood today. 40mph winds, gusting over 55 right now. Near brown-out conditions. High wind warning. Blowing dust warning. And you can see TWC contradicting itself:
"Rain possible this morning."
Also:
"0% chance of rain."

I put my truck in neutral and blew into work today. Had to drop the sails in order to not break the mast.

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

Currently:

 

[Carol 83]

It was in the 80's today and as usual when we get that warm this early we're in for severe storms. High winds started this afternoon, thunderstorms and possible tornados are forecast, yippee. The power was already out once today, I hope it stays on.

 

[Japonicus]

It was in the 80's today

Here too, Friday. Insane gust yesterday.
Surprised my siding is all still in tact.

A hillside South of Charleston. I stopped outdoor
burning mid week last week. It takes more
than a day for the coals to stop smoldering
depending on how much was burned.

 

[Gabler]

Here too, Friday. Insane gust yesterday.
Surprised my siding is all still in tact.
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A hillside South of Charleston. I stopped outdoor
burning mid week last week. It takes more
than a day for the coals to stop smoldering
depending on how much was burned.

That can't be right. It looks at least 451°F down there.

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

Looks like maybe this weekend I can leave my P. afras outside until October or November.

@Japonicus, I really hope you don't get windy weather.

That can't be right. It looks at least 451°F down there.

Definitely. The flash point of live trees is right around 572°F. Paper, obviously, is much lower.

 

[Japonicus]

@Japonicus, I really hope you don't get windy weather.

Keep your hopes up. Unusual Easterlies we had this weekend with the low oressure storms to our South.

"Wednesday will run us up to around 80°, elevating the fire danger with the breezes. Then comes Thursday...

Thursday won’t see as severe a weather event as we had over the weekend, but it will still be a First Alert Weather Day for the combination of a number of unsavory ingredients: A day of blustery showers and temperatures dropping about fifty degrees from Wednesday’s heights to Friday morning’s lows. Ugh."

Such are these transitional months.
Will be 2 stepping an arm load of projects next month during the hard freezes. Mostly JMs and variegated hinoki. I haven't repotted anything yet.

 

[Japonicus]

That can't be right. It looks at least 451°F down there.

LOL not quite
With sustained winds it took quite a while to get the grill hot enough for the tenderloins last night.

 

[Japonicus]

86 tomorrow 36 hrs later forecasted to drop 58°F.
Digging the cooler more normal temps to come.