h2oskt's WunderBlog

Early Spring Garden in Southern New England

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:53:00 GMT

Well, tomorrow is the last day of winter as far as growing seasons are concerned. We made it through numerous snows and I still have about a foot of snowpack that will melt nicely and work the soil naturally. I am looking forward to getting the shovel out and tilling my garden and setting up the cold frames. Normally, I get peas in by mid-March. I am doubting my timeline this year. Has anyone else been thinking about their gardens and what needs to be done? I ...
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January 20-22 Storm

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:37:00 GMT

With the active weather pattern, it appears that there will be another large coastal storm effecting Southern New England Thursday January 20 through Saturday the 22. Does anyone have any predictions as to how much now and where for this storm?
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White Christmas

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:27:00 GMT

LinkLooks like we will miss the coastal storm this weekend. I am hopeful something will develop midweek for us up here in CT so the children (and adults) may have a white Christmas.
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Central CT upcoming weekend

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:18:00 GMT

Snow chances have been elevated to 50% for Sunday and Sunday night. In the meantime, the freeze continues. I have concluded that even my hotbed for my winter garden is no longer functional because of the deep freeze. I think I may be waiting until February to plant any more vegetables. :-(
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Winter is coming to central CT.

Wed, 8 Dec 2010 03:50:00 GMT

Lake effect snows have been flowing into central CT over the past couple days.
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