Re: [gardeners] sn#w

George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 14 Oct 2002 10:48:21 -0500 

Christmas of 1957 in Norfolk was with snow, about 6 inches IIRC.
Therefore your next snow date should be winter of 2017. Sounds like it
snows there about as much as it snows here. We got about half an inch in
February 1988 and we saw some flurries that didn't stick last year.
Anytime if snows is too often for me.

Forecast for tomorrow is 50F so I checked out the furnace, changed the
filter, etc, etc. All ready to go to keep old bones warm.

George, thinking big pot of chili or stew

M T wrote:
> 
> Hi George,
>  Nope, Global Warming is a good thing! (at least if it doesn't
> perpetuate the drought, and the sea level doesn't rise above our 9 foot
> elevation....)
>  A White Christmas is a perennial disapointment. It's our weatherman's
> favorite topic the entire week before. I think they said we get one
> about once every 20 years.
> 
>  Last real winter was in 97 or 98 in late February/early March. Several
> days with highs below freezing. Unheard of for our area except every 15
> years or so.
>  We usually have 3-6 broken up weeks of lows below freezing, sometimes
> in the high teens, but that's all.
>  We had 9 inches of snow in one day last January. Then it melted
> completely in a week, except for the piles left over from snow removal.
> 
>  Most of the USDA zone 8 plants we use are fine to marginal. The
> elephant ears, hardy gingers, amarillis, crinums and other bulbs do ok,
> but the evergreen broad leaf shrubs and palms are always chancy. The
> palms except the windmills and sable minors need to be booted (wrapped)
> after Thanksgiving (American Thanksgiving, in late November <BG>)
> Coconut palms are not an option!
> 
>  In the bad winter of 97 (or 98) all the gardenias froze back to the
> ground, most came back and eventually looked great. The fatsias and
> acubas looked pretty bad but recovered. The camillias were pretty
> burned but eventually ok. Most of the oleanders died completely.
>  I wouldn't rely on any of them for a privacy hedge, but we have them
> as specimen plants all over the yard.
> 
> Stay warm,
> 
> Matt in Norfolk, Va. USDA zone 8
> 
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 18:47:26 -0500
> > From: George Shirley <gshirl@bellsouth.net>
> > Subject: Re: [gardeners] sn#w
> >
> > I was in Norfolk nearly fifty years ago as a young sailor. I
> > distinctly
> > remember snow on the ground at Christmas and a bitterly cold winter.
> > I
> > hope you're not still having those winters.
> >
> > George
> >
> > M T wrote:
> > >
> > > George,
> > >  It's only October! Lets wait a few months before discussing the
> > 's'
> > > word!
> > >  Still with lows in the mid 50's and low 60's here. It won't last
> > > longer than another few weeks.
> > >  Just starting to bring the tropicals inside for the "non summer"
> > > season.
> > >
> > > Have a good one,
> > >
> > > Matt in Norfolk, Va. USDA zone 8
> > >
> 
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