Eskimo Joe Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 4 hours ago, IronTy said: I planted my tomatoes and peppers about three weeks ago and they still look like crap. Especially the peppers. Hopefully they can hold on until the weekend when we turn the corner. Lettuce looks good though... We need the overnight lows above 60 degrees. Just too cold this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 2 hours ago, vastateofmind said: How's everything looking so far, at least what you've already got planted? Mid-40s for a number of nights in a row hasn't done any damage, has it? We got down to 47 last night, enough to kick on the heat this morning. I'm not looking for 90s and humidity yet, but please oh please, can we just have nighttime lows above 50-ish.... No damage at all. Aside from the cool-weather plants that I direct-seeded and the garlic I planted in the fall (which are *really* healthy right now), I have nine tomato plants (five different varieties), four jalapenos, and one Thai chile in the ground. All plants are really healthy, if not exactly exploding with growth...but I'm OK with that. Their root systems are getting established, so once the temps head up they should be able to kick into gear pretty quickly. I'll be planting basil in and among the tomatoes this weekend and cantaloupes probably next weekend. Really excited about the new basil variety (Prospera) that's supposedly resistant to downy mildew, which has been a real problem for me come July-August in the last 3-4 years. I have another variety that doesn't have that resistance, so it'll be a really interesting experiment to see how they compare come mid- to late-season. Agreed on not needed big heat right now, but yeah...nighttime lows out of the mid 40s would be nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTy Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 1 hour ago, mattie g said: No damage at all. Aside from the cool-weather plants that I direct-seeded and the garlic I planted in the fall (which are *really* healthy right now), I have nine tomato plants (five different varieties), four jalapenos, and one Thai chile in the ground. All plants are really healthy, if not exactly exploding with growth...but I'm OK with that. Their root systems are getting established, so once the temps head up they should be able to kick into gear pretty quickly. I'll be planting basil in and among the tomatoes this weekend and cantaloupes probably next weekend. Really excited about the new basil variety (Prospera) that's supposedly resistant to downy mildew, which has been a real problem for me come July-August in the last 3-4 years. I have another variety that doesn't have that resistance, so it'll be a really interesting experiment to see how they compare come mid- to late-season. Agreed on not needed big heat right now, but yeah...nighttime lows out of the mid 40s would be nice. Man my pepper plants each have like 3 leaves left on them and I'm praying they hold on for a few more days. This cold dry wind isn't helping at all. I started mine indoors as seed in late February. The tomatoes are doing ok but my banana peppers look like shit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Got down to 39 last night in Reisterstown. Terracotta pots and bell jars for the save. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 18 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said: Got down to 39 last night in Reisterstown. Terracotta pots and bell jars for the save. Expected low tonight here of 50 so I might plant today. I have some beans coming up from last years pods that fell on the ground, so I think I’ll be okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTy Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 32 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said: Expected low tonight here of 50 so I might plant today. I have some beans coming up from last years pods that fell on the ground, so I think I’ll be okay. My green beans are doing really well so far, cold hasn't impacted them at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 stretch of lighter winds 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 12 minutes ago, Kay said: stretch of lighter winds Like others have said, this spring has been fine temperature-wise, but the wind has been cruddy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 7 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said: Like others have said, this spring has been fine temperature-wise, but the wind has been cruddy. I don't mind it that much generally but it hasn't been great for hardening off plants. I've been moving them to a relatively sheltered spot but just getting to and from the spot has been dicey. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsperlin Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Azalea flowers have opened at their normal (25 year average) time. A freeze at the end of March killed a lot of buds, and also some flowers that opened. As you can see from the picture, some flowers survived 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Just now, bsperlin said: Azalea flowers have opened at their normal (25 year average) time. A freeze at the end of March killed a lot of buds, and also some flowers that opened. As you can see from the picture, some flowers survived Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 15 minutes ago, bsperlin said: Azalea flowers have opened at their normal (25 year average) time. A freeze at the end of March killed a lot of buds, and also some flowers that opened. As you can see from the picture, some flowers survived So pretty. Is that a photo from today? Our front/side has a ton of azaleas (as does our neighborhood) but they’re well past bloom by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsperlin Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 No, that was from April 29. My azaleas usually peak around the last week of April, first week of May. My definition of "peak" is that the most plants are in bloom at the same time. The first azalea flower appeared this year March 24, later to be wiped out by the frost. My last "spring" flower will probably be in mid-June. Starting in August, some of the plants will put out a scattering of flowers until the first frost in mid-November. I measure the first flower on each of my 300 plants and, while the bloom times vary from year to year, they vary around a pretty consistent mean. Many plants have been measured for 26 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frd Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 On 5/10/2021 at 3:16 PM, Eskimo Joe said: We need the overnight lows above 60 degrees. Just too cold this year. Heat is on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 1 hour ago, frd said: Heat is on the way. And dry. Going to mow and run the sprinkler this evening/tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frd Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 37 minutes ago, CAPE said: And dry. Going to mow and run the sprinkler this evening/tomorrow morning. Yep, a whole sale change is evident now as dry reinforces early heat potential. Grass already stressing but I am not going to weater, too early and a losing battle for me. With your set up, and I recall with your nice patio set up in the back, is different than mine. all i can hope is for rain every three weeks to keep the grass crowns alive beneath the surface for late August or early Sept green up. ( hopefully ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frd Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 40 minutes ago, CAPE said: And dry. Going to mow and run the sprinkler this evening/tomorrow morning. Imagine the Western Atlantic off the East Coast should warm dramitically the next 1 to 3 weeks . I am ready , ha ha past ready , to go to the beach and do some body boarding , getting some Sam's pizza in in North Wildwood and of course, icecream from the famous fudgy wudge man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 35 minutes ago, frd said: Yep, a whole sale change is evident now as dry reinforces early heat potential. Grass already stressing but I am not going to weater, too early and a losing battle for me. With your set up, and I recall with your nice patio set up in the back, is different than mine. all i can hope is for rain every three weeks to keep the grass crowns alive beneath the surface for late August or early Sept green up. ( hopefully ) It's always a losing battle here lol. By early summer it starts going downhill with competition from all the trees, high sun, and well drained soil. At the end, the grass is mostly burned beyond repair. I reseeded with the full sun blend of BB last fall, and I am following their fertilizing schedule. I would be shocked if it makes a difference, but as usual, everything is green and lush for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 1 hour ago, CAPE said: And dry. Going to mow and run the sprinkler this evening/tomorrow morning. I bumped the drought thread for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: I bumped the drought thread for a reason. Yeah Chuck is in there talking to himself. Or the mother ship. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Euro and GGEM both under 0.1” of rain through D10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GATECH Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 First day of pool season...plus some rib smoking! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 3 hours ago, WxUSAF said: Euro and GGEM both under 0.1” of rain through D10. I dont wish for a major drought but just a little dry is nice for us river fisherman. Rivers are already in good shape....just need them to come down a bit more and it will be prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 4 hours ago, GATECH said: First day of pool season...plus some rib smoking! Wowzers! Beautiful pool! Even more beautiful slices of meat!! I'm excited, as I spent 4-5 hours power washing two backyard patios today, and I'm DONE for another year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Got the rest of the gardens planted in the nice weather yesterday -- tropical milkweeds, lantana and titan vincas. Get out deer and rabbits, nothing for you here! Anyone have large maple trees that are struggling? I have three that seeded so heavily that they were completely covered in brown spinners that made them look like it was late November instead of late April in my yard. Then they dropped and the trees are really struggling to leaf out. It's mid-May and they are only maybe halfway leafed out. I thought multiple branches were dead but they finally have some tiny leaf buds. I guess they'll finally be fully leafed out by June. That's crazy. Anyone else seeing this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 No. Maples here all seem fine. What type of maple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 13 minutes ago, BlizzardNole said: Got the rest of the gardens planted in the nice weather yesterday -- tropical milkweeds, lantana and titan vincas. Get out deer and rabbits, nothing for you here! Anyone have large maple trees that are struggling? I have three that seeded so heavily that they were completely covered in brown spinners that made them look like it was late November instead of late April in my yard. Then they dropped and the trees are really struggling to leaf out. It's mid-May and they are only maybe halfway leafed out. I thought multiple branches were dead but they finally have some tiny leaf buds. I guess they'll finally be fully leafed out by June. That's crazy. Anyone else seeing this? The massive amount of water past three years may have them stressed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Got my vegetable garden planted yesterday. Did a raised cedar bed and planted green beans, cherry tomatoes, peppers (red, green, jalapeño), and cucumber. First year with one so want to test it out and hone my skills. @mattie g - I was thinking of trying onions but don’t know if the raised bed is deep enough. What’s your setup? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 4 hours ago, WxUSAF said: No. Maples here all seem fine. What type of maple? They are Autumn Blaze. I put them in 19 years ago after researching good shade trees (the back of our house and deck face WSW). Get this -- I read somewhere that they were SEEDLESS. Huge fail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 1 hour ago, nj2va said: Got my vegetable garden planted yesterday. Did a raised cedar bed and planted green beans, cherry tomatoes, peppers (red, green, jalapeño), and cucumber. First year with one so want to test it out and hone my skills. @mattie g - I was thinking of trying onions but don’t know if the raised bed is deep enough. What’s your setup? I’ve only done onions twice, but a raised bed should certainly work. I’d say that it’s a bit late for onions, though. They’re best going into the ground as soon as you can work the soil in late winter/early spring. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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