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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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Some snowy pictures from 10/12/2017
A few shots of the snow over the last weekend
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Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:02 pm |
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neobb
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:17 pm Posts: 582 Location: vancouver, canada
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Re: Some snowy pictures from 10/12/2017
Hi Kev, Hope the snow doesn't cause damage. Looks very beautiful though! I especially like the Wollemi (I hope that is it). How tall is your tree now? Has it dealt with snow before? Thanks!
_________________ Ted
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Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:11 pm |
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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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Re: Some snowy pictures from 10/12/2017
Hi Ted yes that is my Wollemia its about 12ft tall now. Its quite clever really as it develops waxy coats over the new buds so no protection needed on the previous snowy winters it maybe tested tonight if -12c arrives.....hope not!
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Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:28 pm |
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Fukuoka Scott
Joined: Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:32 pm Posts: 958 Location: Fukuoka, Japan
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Re: Some snowy pictures from 10/12/2017
Beautiful pics! It’s snowy and cold in Fukuoka too but no accumulations... 5C for a high temperature today...
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Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:13 am |
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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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Re: Some snowy pictures from 10/12/2017
A cold morning
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Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:13 am |
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Adam D
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:17 pm Posts: 1074 Location: Scotland
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Re: Some snowy pictures from 10/12/2017
Exotics in the snow do look very pretty.
What was your overnight minimum Kev?
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Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:22 pm |
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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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Re: Some snowy pictures from 10/12/2017
Looks like I might have got away with it reading other people's double digit minuses, posted elsewhere, we "only" dropped to -5.5c Adam our coldest night since 2010 it may test some of my plants though
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Tue Dec 12, 2017 3:27 pm |
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themes
Joined: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:42 am Posts: 2148 Location: birmingham, UK
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Re: Some snowy pictures from 10/12/2017
A few flakes of snow and the UK grinds to a halt. We've been spoilt the last few years. AdamD probably has his lycra cycle shorts outside laughing. Whimp!
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Mo
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Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:49 pm |
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Robp248
Joined: Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:42 pm Posts: 11 Location: Coalville, leics , UK
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Re: Some snowy pictures from 10/12/2017
I Recorded -5in the car this morning but down the road in Peggs green /Lount it was saying -9 on the car !! Looks like the Echium Wildpretii is a gonna !! Sure it was going to flower next year !
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Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:08 pm |
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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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Re: Some snowy pictures from 10/12/2017
Phew that is close call -9c would have been very bad at our place. I have never flowered E.wildpretii its my nemesis plant someone on Belton rd, Loughborough near Bq has one most years......grrr
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Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:33 pm |
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Tim B
Joined: Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:56 pm Posts: 417 Location: Seekonk, Massachusetts USA, USDA zone 6b
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Re: Some snowy pictures from 10/12/2017
A winter wonderland, stay warm!
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Wed Dec 13, 2017 11:15 am |
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Eduard O
Joined: Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:46 pm Posts: 1196 Location: Maastricht Netherlands
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Re: Some snowy pictures from 10/12/2017
-5.5ºC is already pretty! Kev Do you have any damage to your plants / tree ferns?
Eduard.
_________________ 2021 min. -09.1ºC --- max. 33.2ºC 2022 min. -09.0ºC --- max. 39.7ºC
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Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:06 pm |
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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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Wed Dec 13, 2017 5:40 pm |
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Martinnicklin
Joined: Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:06 pm Posts: 2675 Location: Telford UK
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Re: Some snowy pictures from 10/12/2017
I see you are risking your Euphorbia sty. SM Kev. I have covered mine. We got down to -10.
The top of the Wrekin hill where I live was knee deep and that was on the first and lesser day of snow. Had a mad rush getting plants covered. My Wollemi pine was killed down to ground level in 2010 but regrew and by the time I left the house earlier this year there were 3 eight foot trunks. My wife has bought me a new one for the new front garden so that was covered three nights ago with fleece.
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Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:06 pm |
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julrodmes
Joined: Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:29 pm Posts: 455 Location: cantabria spain
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Re: Some snowy pictures from 10/12/2017
Sorry for all the havoc, snow is creating on your gardens. To keep my plants on the dry side, against winds and free from frosts, I use this:
I use trestles and plastic stapled to the wood. For high winds I drive them into the ground using pegs.
And when the plant grows taller, I hammer wooden sticks.
I hope it is of use to you.
_________________ Julio
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