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On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:23:17 -0600, amdx wrote:

On 1/6/2014 10:36 AM, Tim wrote:
10" of drifting snow and -10 below 0f. and breezy. (wind chill like -40)

Not the coldest place on the planet but it's the coldest place I know
of seeing w haven't had this type of weather in years.

No need to go anywhere...

There are people praying for global warming.
I'm in sunny Florida, it's 42F*, going down to 24F* tonight.
I picked over 550 tangerines from one tree yesterday.
My wife picked the Pomelo's and covered the lemon trees today.
The grapefruit trees are on there own tonight.
She's got about 40 wintermelons* in outdoor storage, I'll be wiring
up some heat for them tonight.

Mikek


* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_melon


We need a little but of cold weather to get the oranges sweet enough.
30 for a little while is OK but if it lasts very long or gets colder
than that they will freeze.
We are only looking at 40 or so here in the morning but out East it
will be colder.
It will be warming back up after that little blast.
We are looking at 80s again by the end of the week.
I am hoping to get back to my bump out on the screen cage and wrap
that up.
I also need to pull my *boat* and do the 100 hour on it.

Are your orange trees threaten by the bug I heard is decimating the
commercial groves?