Tough winter?

That sounds horrible Debbie. What part of WA are you in? Anywhere near Walla Walla?

Took the dogs out this morning at 12:30 Am and came in to get a jacket 58 here.

I have to get the wood done. need 3 more cord.

For the past several weeks my garden has been on pause. Not much growing and nothing ripening. The old apple tree is loaded this year which makes me happy since we got nothing last year.

Next week our temps are supposed to be back in the 80's and maybe 90. I sure hope the tomatoes ripen - I've got canning to do!

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If the weather pattern doesn't change my area will have a bit of a tough winter.
It has been cooler than normal and WET. Holy cow! The rain!
And if it doesn't let up, we are going to have a heck of a time getting in firewood and expecting it to get dry.
If it isn't straight out pouring rain, then the air is about 90% humidity.

We have all complained about trying to hang out laundry. Even in the sun it stays dampish and has to be finished in the dryer.
And drying herbs has been impossible. Even inside and even in the dehydrator. The plant material is just too wet, has too much water in it and it gets browned out before it's dry.
And the veggies have been gross. Too much water. The taste is off. And no making pickles. Yuck.. too much water to pickle.
But this winter may be shaping up as a wet, cold misery.

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Yes, tomatoes will not ripen! I think I am giving up on the hopes of early tomatoes around here in N. WI. I can get plants out in my cold frame on May 1, they can have nearly full size tomatoes by mid July, but the darned things will not ripen til the end of August! Then in Sept I get a wheel barrow full. Got 3 ripe tomatoes over a week ago and now the rest of them sit green.

If I want early tomatoes I will simply plant cherry tomatoes - they are always early no matter what. They just get to be kind of a nuisance as there are always way to many for us to use so I did not plant them this year.

My garden is a disaster. Took some potatoes out but lost 2/3 to rot. The corn didn't do well at all, to wet.

Gettin' real antsy about the upcoming winter myself! The wood splitter came back from the repair man yesterday, and I split up at least a month's worth of fire wood already. Got some slab wood being delivered from a neighbor's sawmill in a few days, and will have to get the chainsaw going on that. Will be getting the propane tank refilled shortly, too.

I've lived here 10 years, and have NEVER seen a summer like this one! Rain for 3 solid weeks - IN AUGUST, when it's usually drought-ey, all vegetation crisp, dry and brown. The last few nights with o'night temps IN THE FIFTIES! In AUGUST??? Yep! I'm real antsy about the coming winter!

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I live not too far from NM, and its' 49 this morning on my back deck. Winter worries me too-I need to get 50 bales of horse hay in the barn-and prices are terrible! Hoping wood and propane I have will get me thru. I dread winter this year

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8/26/2013 The Farmers' Almanac is using words like "piercing cold," ''bitterly cold" and "biting cold" to describe the upcoming winter. And if its predictions are right, the first outdoor Super Bowl in years will be a messy "Storm Bowl."
The 197-year-old publication that hits newsstands Monday predicts a winter storm will hit the Northeast around the time the Super Bowl is played at MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands in New Jersey. It also predicts a colder-than-normal winter for two-thirds of the country and heavy snowfall in the Midwest, Great Lakes and New England.

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Leaves on the Catawba trees are already turning, been much cooler and wetter this summer than normal this summer. My tomatoes haven't ripened yet and now the squirrels are just eating em green. I think I might just give up the tomato plants. We are about 10 degrees below normal for the highs and the mornings are downright delicious. This feels more like late September early October weather rather than August weather. Glad we have more wood in the woodshed than normal. Blessings, Kat

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Well, what we're having right now is typical MO summer. While southern MO suffered through much rain, we got just a few drops. And it's hot as blue blazes right now--upper 90's and getting worse tomorrow and Saturday. If I weren't on a private well, I couldn't afford to keep our garden and fruit trees watered. Doesn't matter much on the trees as the accursed woodpeckers are destroying most of the apple crop.

Our propane guy came out last week and topped up our tank for less per gallon than our contract price. Now to get some wood cut and brought to the house.

the news reports that the northern half of the country will have a cold dry winter..that is our area..and with our droughts the last 3 years that is NOT good news..we don't need dry

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Brenda~could you please tell me if NY is part of the dry cold winter? Btw..love your name its my name too!

I predict winter will be a mix of some snow, and some dry days. Some days of cold winds, and some calm days. Some days colder than others while there will also be some days warmer than others. I think there will be a mix of cloudy overcast days with some bright sun shiny days.

Other than that I suppose it is anyone's guess.

I see the ash trees are turning yellow. Maples are drying up on the trees. Unless we get an early frost, I don't see that we will have a lot of color this year. Oaks are still dark green. We had a wet Nov, then a dry winter and spring, then rain all of June. Hot July and then cooled off in August. One good rain shower mid week and now a little warmer, to the mid 80's. We are at the beach, Sept usually has some east winds and warm days. This would be the year for dry fall and wet and colder winter, We will see, we are ready either way but I would like a nice fall, some rains with dry mixed in, crisp coolmornings. Play in the leaves and enjoy bon fires and cider....James

Well know I just don't know. Woke up to a baby Moose in the yard, no mama around, and I guess it's gonna hang around all day. Now the little ones don't come out until there is snow on the ground, and today is suppose to be around 95 degrees. By the way, I live on the Palouse in Washington in a little farming town. What's up with all of this?

Up here in the east central part of Alberta the maples are just starting to turn, the mountain ash are FULL of berries, and the barnswallows are still flying around.

Temperatures are still forcasted for the mid to high 20s C and I haven't heard or seen any flocks of ducks, geese or cranes yet.

There also hasn't been a frost yet and we usually get the first one by the end of August. It seems like summer is going to hang on here for a bit longer which is a bonus for my garden and great for getting the crops off the field.

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We to have had a wet cool summer here in south central VA. It dipped down in the low 50s in july with days in the low 80s very strange. Never have I seen such a wet cool year. Winter has me worried too.

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The apples trees are sooo full. this means a long winter. I'm making sure I have extra hay and wood in case spring takes a little longer...