QCD17

Yeah, I'm hoping we don't get a surprise frost from here on out. I can't go two years in a row without peaches on my trees.

I already had to reseed after Wednesday's deluge washed away my grass seed. Then Saturday washed some of that away. Saturday's rain could be the nail in the coffin, although I'm probably 70% sprouted already, so we could survive.

I'm quickly approaching 3.5" here near the pomfret line. There are some areas in the lawn where I could probably run a jet ski for 100 yards.

gauge just got over the 3 in/hr rate. wow. wind picking up a bit

heaviest rain of the day here at the moment

Goldenrod pollen does not normally cause allergic reactions. Ragweed and mugwort are usually the culprits.

Thinking of taking the kids boogie boarding at second beach in RI this week. Is there a difference in conditions between hi and low tide for waves? Preferring to be able to wade out 3-4' deep water to catch waves, versus having the kids be over their heads.. I haven't been in at least 6 or 7 years and can't remember if it stays pretty shallow at both ends of the tide or not.

The sound coming from your area is intense right now. Looks like it's going to stay a bit NW of us on the way through.

Only got .15 here from Friday/Saturday. If we're going to be pissing off my hot peppers with these cold temps, it would be nice to at least get a decent soak out of it.

You should hook a few car batteries up to that fencing for added deterrence.

Catbirds have adapted to recognize the cowbird eggs and will get rid of them from their nest. I'm not sure if other species also recognize them. But it's best to leave the cowbird egg because removing it might trigger the phoebe to abandon the nest altogether. Birds are weird like that. We have approximately 3 to 5 mating pairs of cowbirds roaming the yard this time of year, and they seem to always be hunting for bugs, which has benefits. The only birds I actively "discourage" from nesting are the English sparrows. When I see them claim one of the nesting boxes I will wait a few weeks and then cover the hole so that they move on.

Hoping the coldest temps only last for an hour or two before sunrise. If we can skate by with temps between 29 and 32 for 2 hours I think we'll be okay. I only have peppers, cilantro, and basil that I'm worried about. I'm going to water them this afternoon and then throw a sheet over them and keep my fingers crossed. The rest of the stuff is in pots that will come in for the night. I just hope this doesn't mess up the fruit trees, as they all were pollinated and set fruit. Apparently they can go down to 28 without much harm.

Pennington is now selling a "smart seed" mix that contains clover. People are finally coming around!

We had a spot in our yard that was always wet. Had it dug up when we put in a new driveway last year, and it turned out that it was a pipe coming from the curtain drain around the foundation. The idiots that put it in just had it randomly stop in the yard, instead of carrying it another 50' to the drainage line that feeds into a man made pond. So of course I had to tack on 50' of new drainage to the cost of the driveway, topsoil, reseeding, etc.

Hoping this early spring doesn't mess up the fruit tree pollination like it did last year. Had tons of flowers, and no apples. Most likely due to the temp being too cold for the bees to do their thing.