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How quickly we forget when the seasonals nailed the la nina pattern a couple years back. My basic philosophy anymore is if the seasonals are predicting a crap winter then odds are strongly in their favor. A good winter then odds are strongly against.
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Damn, walking out the door now for our trip and just took a quick glance at this. CANSIPs is on steroids with the higher heights/blocking in the upper latitudes for a very long duration. We see this verify and I would put good money on our having a very nice winter. Not only that but it would be wall to wall Nov-March. Hell, if not even longer for the favored/colder/elevated locations. But what do they say about the boy... errr.. the CANSIP's that cried wolf?
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Mid-Atlantic summer hottest temperature contest
showmethesnow replied to PrinceFrederickWx's topic in Mid Atlantic
Don't tell me you are buying into Ji's panic? Have a good feeling about it myself. Such a good feeling that I am going to let my numbers from last year ride again. BWI: 47 DCA: 32 IAD: 52 RIC: 23 Tiebreaker (SBY ): 21 It's like the lottery. You keep picking the same numbers they eventually have to come up, Right? -
Mid-Atlantic summer hottest temperature contest
showmethesnow replied to PrinceFrederickWx's topic in Mid Atlantic
How much will it take for you to fix my numbers? On the sly of course. -
2019 Mid Atlantic Lawn, Garden, Pool, etc. Thread
showmethesnow replied to Eskimo Joe's topic in Mid Atlantic
They just don't make sun flowers like they used too. Back in my day sun flower plants were 5+ feet tall with heads a foot across. -
Mid-Atlantic summer hottest temperature contest
showmethesnow replied to PrinceFrederickWx's topic in Mid Atlantic
Don't think this weekend will knock any out of the running. But looking over the GEFS at the end of the extended and how it is evolving is another story. I think it may be raising the red flag at the possibility of a major heat wave the beginning of August where the low ballers on temps (me included ) will be sent packing. Give it a few days and we'll see if my thoughts on how this evolves are legit. -
2019 Mid Atlantic Lawn, Garden, Pool, etc. Thread
showmethesnow replied to Eskimo Joe's topic in Mid Atlantic
The problem with not tilling is that the soil gets compacted over time which hinders good root development on your plants. It also will hinder rainfall penetration into the soil where more of it will run off then in a looser soil. Also the more compacted soil will tend not to retain as much moisture. During the hotter portions of the summer you really want that extra moisture. One option if you don't want to till is to dig a hole and turnover the soil where your plants will actually be. This is what i normally do because unfortunately tilling is not an option at this time due to space constraints. Normally will mix fertilizer and prime top soil in at the same time as well. Typically you want the hole almost as wide as the plant will be above the surface as quite often the root system will match its expanse. -
2019 Mid Atlantic Lawn, Garden, Pool, etc. Thread
showmethesnow replied to Eskimo Joe's topic in Mid Atlantic
Couple things you can do here to help keep weeds down. First off, you really need to keep on top of the weeds throughout the summer. Never let them grow long enough where they flower otherwise they are just going to drop seeds for the coming year. You also want to throw the weeds in the trash and not just throw the pulled weeds back onto the ground in the garden. Just doing this and nothing else and you should see a noticeable reduction year over year. Second, at the end of the summer clear the garden but don't roto-tiller yet. Put down black tarp or plastic for several weeks as to where hopefully the sun will create enough heat on the surface of the soil to kill any seeds that have been deposited over the summer. If you roto-tiller before hand all you do is push these seeds deeper into the soil where not enough heat can be generated. Now if you are dealing with an invasive weed that spreads (Such as I have been dealing with a Morning Glory ivy ever since we bought the house) you need to actually spray that with a weed killer instead of pulling it. Spraying it will help kill the root system from which more plants will spring up even after you pull the original weed. I have used this method the last 3 years and it has just about been eradicated after years of it taking over a decent portion of the garden. One benefit to rotoing in the leafs in the fall is that they will compost quicker in the soil then on the surface. They will also tend to help keep the soil from packing as much over the winter as the leaves will create air pockets as they decompose. -
2019 Mid Atlantic Lawn, Garden, Pool, etc. Thread
showmethesnow replied to Eskimo Joe's topic in Mid Atlantic
Beaver dam,that brings back memories. Used to go swimming there as a teenager. -
2019 Mid Atlantic Lawn, Garden, Pool, etc. Thread
showmethesnow replied to Eskimo Joe's topic in Mid Atlantic
That sucks. Wondering myself what I will have when I get back from vacation next sun/mon. Hopefully it's just a bunch of weeds. That's the only drawback to a summer vacation, wondering if your garden survived without your pampering. -
2019 Mid Atlantic Lawn, Garden, Pool, etc. Thread
showmethesnow replied to Eskimo Joe's topic in Mid Atlantic
Had the same problem. But not only did I see growth under the feeder we were also seeing plants shooting up 10-15 feet away as the squirrels were stealing the seeds and taking them elsewhere to eat. The other problem with the feeder was the fact that my dogs considered their own personal buffet with the animals it attracted. Finally took it down after a year's trial. -
2019 Mid Atlantic Lawn, Garden, Pool, etc. Thread
showmethesnow replied to Eskimo Joe's topic in Mid Atlantic
Having our first tomato tonight for dinner with BLT's. -
2019 Mid Atlantic Lawn, Garden, Pool, etc. Thread
showmethesnow replied to Eskimo Joe's topic in Mid Atlantic
We have a senior community a couple of blocks away so often times I will drop some produce off there. Might look into the local food bank this year as well. Of course neighbors and co-workers get their share as well. Splitting at the forks? First I have ever heard of that. If the tomatoes are struggling you might want to try some calcium nitrate on them. Of course you probably already know that. -
2019 Mid Atlantic Lawn, Garden, Pool, etc. Thread
showmethesnow replied to Eskimo Joe's topic in Mid Atlantic
Best time of the year when the garden first starts producing. After a month or so though it becomes, 'Who can I foist this stuff off to so it doesn't go to waste'' as you get burned out eating veggies every day. Probably have some cucumbers (3 plants) to harvest in the next 7-10 days. Pepper plants (1 red, 1 green) are looking healthy. My tomato plants (3 plants, 1 grape tomato) are going gang busters and they are the best they have looked in years. Probably have some tomatoes to pick in about 2-3 weeks. Yellow squash look sickly and yellowish. First I had thought it was because it was to wet but the last week or two it has dried up a good deal so I am probably looking at a fungus in the soil. Overall I am happy with the garden, it looks the best it has in the last 3 years. -
2019 Mid Atlantic Lawn, Garden, Pool, etc. Thread
showmethesnow replied to Eskimo Joe's topic in Mid Atlantic
In the old days farmers would catch Snipes and release them into the fields to control moths and other garden pests. They are somewhat elusive so they would send their young and agile children to catch these critters. If anyone is interested I can PM you the specific directions on how best to catch them. Another method employed was to try to attract them into the fields. Snipes love candy corn, so quite often farmers would strew it liberally throughout the fields. But this method had its drawbacks as it attracted another pest, the neighborhood children. -
Mid-Atlantic summer hottest temperature contest
showmethesnow replied to PrinceFrederickWx's topic in Mid Atlantic
That would come in handy for my winter snowfall predictions. Of course knowing my luck I would pick up a Ryan Leaf type pick. -
Mid-Atlantic summer hottest temperature contest
showmethesnow replied to PrinceFrederickWx's topic in Mid Atlantic
@PrinceFrederickWx Did I win yet? If so PM me and I will give you my address for where you can send my prize. New car, wasn't it? -
Mid-Atlantic summer hottest temperature contest
showmethesnow replied to PrinceFrederickWx's topic in Mid Atlantic
Thought I would be the first to get my snowfall predictions up for this summer. Call me a Nostradamus if you like but I do feel this will be a very tight competition between the contest participants. BWI: 0" DCA: 0" IAD: 0" RIC: 0" Tiebreaker HGR: 0" -
Mid-Atlantic summer hottest temperature contest
showmethesnow replied to PrinceFrederickWx's topic in Mid Atlantic
BWI: 97 DCA: 99 IAD: 98 RIC: 101 Tiebreaker HGR: 96 -
Mid-Atlantic summer hottest temperature contest
showmethesnow replied to PrinceFrederickWx's topic in Mid Atlantic
Good luck with that. All I can say is if by chance we do see those numbers then I am moving the hell out of here. -
2019 Mid-Atlantic Severe Wx - General Discussion
showmethesnow replied to Kmlwx's topic in Mid Atlantic
Nowhere near the experience and knowledge of those on here when it comes to severe but this coming Friday into Saturday has my interest somewhat.- 2,802 replies
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Looks as if the biggest culprit with the storm yesterday was that we saw less qpf and rates through central MD into Balt then expected inserted into an already marginal temp profile. Had a domino effect to the north as the warm nose was not getting mixed out as well as it continued north. So despite having better rates around the MD line they were combating warmer then expected mid-levels.
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Measured 4.5" at 3:00 am here in Hanover just across the MD line. If I would have snow boarded was probably talking nearer to 6 all things considered. Went to bed at 7:30 so didn't witness it for fact but looking through the layers of the snow fall I see no indications we ever turned over to sleet or rain. So it looks to be an all snow event. Except for a brief period of time in the late afternoon where the snow got somewhat icey for the most part we were probably talking around 10:1 ratio snow and probably closer to 12:1 by the time I went to bed. But the ratios don't mean a thing when a light to somewhat moderate snow is falling into 33-34 degree temps and the ground is being heated by the deadly March sun. Temps did finally hit freezing at sundown and then that was when decent accumulations started occurring. So final call here of 4.5".
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12K is coming in wetter and farther north with the max strip of precip by hour 12.
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Ratios once you get out into the farther NW subs will probably be 10:1 possibly 12:1 around the favored locals around the PA line.