Comments on: How cold was it? http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/01/21/how-cold-was-it/ Hardy plants for hardy souls Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: What is a cold climate? | Cold Climate Gardening http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/01/21/how-cold-was-it/comment-page-1/#comment-34242 What is a cold climate? | Cold Climate Gardening Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:03:31 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/01/21/how-cold-was-it/#comment-34242 [...] winter is a balmy -4F(-20C), which is Zone 6! The last time it got colder than -20F(-28.8C) was in 2005, so it’s been warmer than Zone 4 for the last three [...] [...] winter is a balmy -4F(-20C), which is Zone 6! The last time it got colder than -20F(-28.8C) was in 2005, so it’s been warmer than Zone 4 for the last three [...]

]]> By: bill http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/01/21/how-cold-was-it/comment-page-1/#comment-276 bill Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/01/21/how-cold-was-it/#comment-276 sounds like a good thing to keep in mind sounds like a good thing to keep in mind

]]> By: Sally http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/01/21/how-cold-was-it/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Sally Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/01/21/how-cold-was-it/#comment-277 Wow. Thanks, Kathy. I have a feeling that I am in some very good company. And yes,with the temperature at less than -22 I'd say this is a perfect time to review garden quotes. A little mental trip to spring and summer! Sally Wow. Thanks, Kathy. I have a feeling that I am in some very good company. And yes,with the temperature at less than -22 I’d say this is a perfect time to review garden quotes. A little mental trip to spring and summer!

Sally

]]> By: Dan Eskelson http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/01/21/how-cold-was-it/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Dan Eskelson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/01/21/how-cold-was-it/#comment-278 It sounds like your climate is very similar to ours here in north Idaho. We bottomed out at minus 22 deg., but now the "Pineapple Express" has brought warmer weather from the south...a balmy 38 degrees ! Thoughts of spring will be discouraged, though, by several months of cabin fever type conditions. I've enjoyed your blog. Keep up the good work! It sounds like your climate is very similar to ours here in north Idaho. We bottomed out at minus 22 deg., but now the “Pineapple Express” has brought warmer weather from the south…a balmy 38 degrees ! Thoughts of spring will be discouraged, though, by several months of cabin fever type conditions.

I’ve enjoyed your blog. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Kathy http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/01/21/how-cold-was-it/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Kathy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/01/21/how-cold-was-it/#comment-279 Thank you, Dan. My entire familiarity with the climate of northern Idaho is due to reading Judy Miller's posts on this blog. She gets pretty topsy-turvy weather. Perhaps you've read some of her writing here. Thank you, Dan. My entire familiarity with the climate of northern Idaho is due to reading Judy Miller’s posts on this blog. She gets pretty topsy-turvy weather. Perhaps you’ve read some of her writing here.

]]> By: Laurie Gano http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/01/21/how-cold-was-it/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Laurie Gano Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/01/21/how-cold-was-it/#comment-280 Greetings from Sweet Grass county, Montana. I just saw your write-up in Horticulture magazine. It is currently only 4 below zero, with 2" of very light snow. It does go down to -35 occasionally, so I guess that makes us zone 3. I grow a lot of zone 4 and even zone 5 plants, with some losses every year. I think our lack of consistent snow cover is our biggest problem. I used to cover everything with evergreeen boughs, but for several years I have decided to omit that tedious job and see what survives.I live far out in the country and it is interesting how different my conditions are than my friends in the nearby small town. Anyway, it's nice to know other gardening fanatics are in my same boat! Greetings from Sweet Grass county, Montana. I just saw your write-up in Horticulture magazine. It is currently only 4 below zero, with 2″ of very light snow. It does go down to -35 occasionally, so I guess that makes us zone 3. I grow a lot of zone 4 and even zone 5 plants, with some losses every year. I think our lack of consistent snow cover is our biggest problem. I used to cover everything with evergreeen boughs, but for several years I have decided to omit that tedious job and see what survives.I live far out in the country and it is interesting how different my conditions are than my friends in the nearby small town. Anyway, it’s nice to know other gardening fanatics are in my same boat!

]]> By: Kathy http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/01/21/how-cold-was-it/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Kathy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/01/21/how-cold-was-it/#comment-281 Hi, Laurie-- Some lucky ones do get consistent snow cover. For someone who's in your boat, in the mountains with intermittent snow cover, see <a href="http://www.rareplantnursery.net/">http://www.rareplantnursery.net/</a> . Judy Miller, owner of the nursery, is also an occasional contributor to this weblog. Glad to meet you! Kathy Hi, Laurie–
Some lucky ones do get consistent snow cover. For someone who’s in your boat, in the mountains with intermittent snow cover, see http://www.rareplantnursery.net/ . Judy Miller, owner of the nursery, is also an occasional contributor to this weblog.

Glad to meet you!
Kathy

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