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Post by chrysanthemum on Sept 1, 2024 13:52:23 GMT -6
That is great news about the inch of rain, Woodeye. Our garden was blessed with about half an inch last night, and that should have put some more water in the rain barrels. My mother and I had emptied the ones that are easiest to run to the garden. I don’t know if they’ll be filed up or not, but they’ll definitely have more to use. We’re hoping for some more rain this evening.
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Post by woodeye on Sept 1, 2024 17:04:35 GMT -6
Yes, I was very fortunate to get the rainfall. The rain was scattered here too, Macmex, my sister in Midwest City got a good shower on Friday, but nothing yesterday. I was just the opposite. Chrysanthemum, It's so good to hear that your garden got watered & the rain barrels filled up some. Hope you get more rain soon!
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Post by FrostyTurnip on Sept 2, 2024 20:36:10 GMT -6
That is great news about the inch of rain, Woodeye. Our garden was blessed with about half an inch last night, and that should have put some more water in the rain barrels. My mother and I had emptied the ones that are easiest to run to the garden. I don’t know if they’ll be filed up or not, but they’ll definitely have more to use. We’re hoping for some more rain this evening. Your water containers. Yeah, GOOD THING. Ha
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Sept 6, 2024 15:11:57 GMT -6
A note for posterity:
Though it has been another long, hot, July and August, the month of September promises to bring with it, some much-needed relief in the form of cooler temperatures.
Today is September 6th, 2024. The warmup season of yet another mud-slinging Presidential election cycle.
Despite all that, a gentle breeze from the North has been wafting through the trees all day long; bringing with it subtle hints of Autumn. The high of which has only been 84°. The majestic, creaking sound of swaying oaks, heavily laden with a summer's bounty of rustling leaves has been a welcoming rhythm; reminiscent of bygone school days before the advent of air conditioning.
The kick-off to the 2024 football season was yesterday evening. The forecast is calling for temperatures to drop into the mid-50s tonight and to continue that trend for the next 4 nights in a row. According to that forecast, the highs for the next few days may only be reaching the mid to high 70s.
The County Fairs are beginning. We went to look at the exhibits at the Cherokee County Fair yesterday. Tomorrow, we are planning to go see some entries at the Mayes County Fair, then maybe head on over to look at a few things at the Wagoner County Fair. Only 15 days left until Autumn!
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Post by chrysanthemum on Sept 7, 2024 19:11:19 GMT -6
I have fond memories of county and state fairs from my youth. We had the opportunity to visit one county fair in Texas when my kids were smaller, and they had great fun. The livestock was the big event there along with the carnival, and there were other exhibits but not so many as I was used to growing up. I’d enjoy taking my kids to the fairs around here sometime. We haven’t been able to do it this year for health reasons.
I love the weather you’re expecting. We’ve been blessed with those temperatures recently, and it has been lovely. Virginia seems to follow the meteorological seasons pretty well, so even though people say that the first day of autumn occurs when it’s astronomical autumn, I always like celebrating “meteorological autumn” on the first of September, and winter, spring, and summer correspondingly in December, March, and June. It’s a little bit of a tongue twister for me to say that word “meteorological” I have to admit, but I figure it’s a legitimate qualifier for the traditional seasons, so I use it. For that reason and for the blessing of your expected cooler weather, I’ll go ahead and say, “Happy meteorological autumn” even though we do still have about two weeks till the equinox.
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Post by rdback on Sept 9, 2024 8:43:32 GMT -6
First of the season Frost Advisory issued for last night. Guess I'll find out shortly if the garden got hit.
Now, it's still EARLY SEPTEMBER, right?
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Post by woodeye on Sept 9, 2024 12:55:11 GMT -6
Affirmative on the early September, but Yikes! I hope your garden doesn't get struck, rdback ! It would definitely be sad to see those beautiful okra plants go down for the count this early.
The heat isn't done here, although it was chilly this morning in the low 50's. I went to the garden at 7 a.m., had to wear a jacket. My feet still got cold though, flip flops were not really adequate footwear for riding the four wheeler. The weather here right now requires a soapstone footwarmer in the morning, then an air conditioner in the afternoon...🤷♂️chrysanthemum, Agreed, the "o" in the middle of meteorological is the sticking point for me. I can say "meteor" & "logical" with the best of them, but add in that silly "o" between them and major pronunciation problems ensue.
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Post by rdback on Sept 10, 2024 7:55:44 GMT -6
It's sunny and 44F right now, on its way to 82F. Pretty day, but chilly this morning....again. However, I think the chilly mornings are over, for now. Forecast says low's in the mid-fifties for the rest of the month. Luckily, there was no frost in the garden yesterday morning. It did go down to upper 30's, so it was close.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Sept 13, 2024 19:35:20 GMT -6
Wow. I think the lowest we’ve seen this season was 47, the night you were down in the upper 30’s. Our thermometer is in a sheltered spot, however, so it could have been colder in the garden. It’s still a pretty dramatic difference in temperatures between our places, though. Have you warmed back up in recent days with more cloud cover at nights?
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Post by rdback on Sept 14, 2024 8:09:07 GMT -6
Yes, the nights have warmed back up to the mid-50s.
Our garden is located down in the floodplain of the river. It's 30-40 feet below the house, in elevation. It's like a cold sink. The temperature in the garden is usually 3-4 degrees cooler than up at the house. So, when they issue a Frost Advisory for the general area, it usually means a Frost Warning for the garden. Consequently, our growing season is at least 2-3 weeks shorter than if the garden was up by the house. BUT, we wouldn't have all that rich river bottom soil to grow in.
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