We went from an extended period of cool/cold weather(hey, high 30s to low 40s is cold for us) to overnight switching back to the 80s-mid 80s. Glad I did my winter neem spray and liquid fish spray yesterday. Went wandering around the yard cooling down from my workout this morning and lo and behold, every one of my apples and plum trees have little pink buds about to pop that were not there before along with what appears to be new flush. Grrr I guess no one told them the coldest part of the year traditionally(although you cant tell it by looking at the extended forecast) is this month.

So today I have to unroll some fencing and wrap a few of the recent additions to keep the deer from mauling the new buds. How's everyone else doing this early spring?

Another week of winter here near Houston. 50s in day and near freezing at night for another week.

Here in No.Fla., we had the same jump - from heavy frosts to highs around eighty in two days. The earliest of the Japanese magnolias are emerging, and one peach tree down the street is in full bloom. I would call it suicidal, but it had been in partial bloom even before the last cold spell, but didn't seem to drop a petal.

Well that last blast was just consistantly cold for us all day and night for a few days but not freezing, we have only had a frost twice this year so far. I have only had my banana go down to the surprise 2nd frost and some frost burn on my jacobitabas.

I have more than a couple orange trees that have decided its a great time to bloom as well.

Thurs. Edit Yep, almost every orange that partially defoliated over the winter is sprouting new foliage. A Honey Sweet I had sprayed off all the potting soil it was in(new standard practice now) is not only sprouting new leave but blooms all over. Oddly enough a Meyer's Lemon isn't producing anything even though it had been productive all winter.

Now my pears seem to have new buds as well. Guys, its February we still have one or two cold fronts to go through.

The next weeks Rant since this is still the top thread, WTH? Why can the news people not get the weather even remotely right. Low of 42 they said, no need to bring my plants in due to that. Right, as I sit in my car and defrost the windshield and see other houses in the distance who rooftops are covered in frost or my own yard glistening in the morning sun with frost.