Cold Climate Gardening

WeatherUnderground has provided space for weather nuts to blog about their interest for a while now, but recently they started featuring blogs authored by real meteorologists. I’ve been following Eastern And Midwestern U.S. Winter Weather Blog and really enjoying the peek behind the curtain. Turns out the weathermen aren’t always so certain of the forecast they release to the general public, because there’s conflict between the various computer-generated models or because there are variables that can’t be predicted. Of course, there’s a lot of jargon that goes right over my head, but I understand enough to get the general point they’re trying to make.

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Here’s a collection of odds and ends too small to merit an entry of their own:
If your garden magazine is up for renewal, check at Amazon before renewing by mail. I discovered several of my subscriptions were cheaper through Amazon than via the magazine’s “best offer.” Cool weather phone: Staples is offering the Uniden EWCI936 - 900MHz Cordless Weather Forecast Phone for only fifteen bucks after rebates this week. As best as I can tell, it is a wireless weather station and cordless phone wrapped into one. It even tells you the moon phases and tides, and since it comes with an alarm clock and snooze feature, could sit …

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