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   Bob F to songbird   
   Re: first snow   
   02 Dec 21 09:13:44   
   
   From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/1/2021 4:02 PM, songbird wrote:   
   > Nyssa wrote:   
   > ...   
   >> Anyone one else notice a later first-snow date that's   
   >> started moving later on the calendar over the past few   
   >> decades?   
   >   
   >    last year i was outside in December weeding one of the   
   > gardens.  i did get that very same garden weeded a few   
   > weeks ago.  every little bit helps.  :)   
   >   
   >    the changes here are more noticeable as a lack of   
   > much of a spring or fall season.  we tend to go from   
   > pretty cold to hot and dry a lot more now than before   
   > in the spring.  the fall season this year was no frost   
   > until quite late while last year we had frost in the   
   > middle of September (which is what i work towards for   
   > the average first frost date).   
   >   
   >    this past year was just odd in so many ways.  the   
   > last part of the summer was very wet too often and i   
   > didn't get some gardens put up for winter yet.  i hope   
   > we get a break for a week so i can get back to them.   
   > we'll see what happens.   
   >   
      
   We got all the vegie beds weeded, and spread 1-2 inches of our compost   
   over all of them. Ready for spring.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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