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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission
You input 10/15 Average First Frost which is about right for both of us.

There's no telling here. We've had some Winters where we never got a hard freeze until January.

Meanwhile, May had June's weather, June had July's and Aug is looking to have Sept's weather.

That could mean Sept will have Oct's weather. Or not.

Whatever I plant for Fall will have to be in nice straight rows to make it easier to cover them. I've got some 11 gauge 200k psi high tensile fence wire that's very stiff. I can make 3-4 foot hoops out of those and get some cheap plastic for row covers. Old sheets or cut up tarps would work too for overnight. Even when we get frosts in Oct/Nov the long spells of cold don't set in until Dec/Jan/Feb.

Going to start some seeds today, probably just greens and lettuce and then it's on to firewood which I'm once again behind on. My wood stove likes very well seasoned wood so I should always have all I need for Winter by the preceding Spring so it has all summer to dry. I'm going to cut trees up near the house where I have a ton of small ones. That and drive the rest of the property and likely find a couple of good sized standing dead trees.

74 posted on 08/15/2022 8:31:10 AM PDT by Pollard (Worm Free PureBlood)
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To: Pollard
"Meanwhile, May had June's weather, June had July's and Aug is looking to have Sept's weather. "

Not if the NOAA is to right (but rarely predicts lower than average temps)

Meanwhile,

The guys over at snowmobilers.com have released their early snow forecast for winter 2022/23. Now, the Farmer’s Almanac, The Old Farmer’s Almanac, and the NOAA don’t usually release their winter forecasts until late August/early September, so take this one with a pinch of salt.

https://snowbrains.com/winter-2022-2023-snow-forecast/


77 posted on 08/15/2022 9:11:36 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him who saves, be baptized + follow Him!)
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