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  • From: Marty Kraft <martyk AT allspecies.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] More snow...
  • Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 12:48:46 -0500

This might have something to do with strange weather

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/042705EA.shtml#

Marty Kraft

> From: "David Tannen" <david AT centerville.net>
> Reply-To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:23:18 -0500
> To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] More snow...
>
> Weather is strange here too. I am in middle Tennessee. Our last frost is
> usually April 10th. Most consider the 15th a safe time to plant. The
> redbuds and dogwoods all blossomed around the 5th or 6th; another good sign
> to plant. Our temps were pretty normal up until the 22nd or 23rd with highs
> in the mid 70's to low 80's. Then the temps changed to highs in the 60's,
> lows in the mid 40's, cloudy and lots of rain. On April 25th we had a
> freeze while I was out of town visiting family. I lost all my tomatoes,
> peppers and potatoes. The last time my area had a freeze on April 25th was
> in 1910. The weather since has been highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s
> with almost constant rain and very little sun.
> I will replant the tomatoes and peppers as soon as the rain stops. I'm
> hoping the potatoes will come back. As Willy says, "Onward through the
> fog."
>
> David
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <herbthyme AT simcon.net>
> To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 9:08 AM
> Subject: [Market-farming] More snow...
>
>
>> I just want to say that it is snowing here in Northeast Ohio as I write to
>> you...We have had a record total of snow this year which is 154" so
>> far...apparently we can't stop keeping record yet...I don't know how much
>> more depressing this can be. Well I do, but I am not going to thin about
>> it! We just had 15" this past weekend and we had 18" 3 weeks before that.
>> But we have also had 80* days in between all this snow!!! Very strange and
>> very scary. I can't afford another summer like the past three or I will
>> have to give this up full time and go back to work for someone!
>>
>> Courtney
>> Herb Thyme
>> Middlefield, Oh
>>





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