We would be in the 20's later this week, and a 10-20% chance of snow!!!

Here's the excerpt from the warning issued for our county:
...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVER INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE END OF THE WEEK..

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ALASKA WILL BEGIN MOVING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST ON TUESDAY...OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY...AND THEN AND INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA FROM THURSDAY ON INTO THE WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATER THIS WEEK MAY BE THE COLDEST SO FAR THIS SEASON AND WILL BE A DRAMATIC CHANGE FROM THE MILD DAYTIME TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TODAY AND TUESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE ONLY IN THE 40S IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY WITH LOWS IN THE 20S TO AROUND 30. IT WILL ALSO BE VERY COLD IN THE SIERRA NEVADA WITH LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS EXPECTED. BELOW ZERO READINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. MANY SIERRA LOCATIONS WILL SEE HIGHS ONLY IN THE 20S.

OUCH! Keep warm, its supposed to be in the teens for highs and single digit night time temps here, which is about normal, but we have been in the mid thirties and low 40's so far this winter and folks will be having some adjustment for sure.

I better check the weather here locally also.
I just planted a california gold I got from Joe's friend afew days ago.

Benny, if you get the arctic blast, what are you going to do with all the citrus you planted in the ground? - Millet

Millet:
I already covered some of them with clear plastics and possibly tomorrow It would be my last day to work at the job site so I can start covering my plants by Wed.
It's a good thing each day I took the leftover woods that they would throw away and I have a bunch in my yard right now.
My 3 sons helped me stowed them last Sunday.
I also have a lot of Christmas lights that I stored last Christmas so I think I will whither the cold.
My great concern though is my newly planted California Gold banana that has flowers that I bought from Joe's friiend. I guess I might as well forget the flowers huh!
Thanks for your concern millet.

10 day forecast has us only dropping to mid 30s early next week.

Skeet

There's about a 4 deg. spread in forecasts for my location, with the coldest temps (20F-24F) Friday night into Saturday morning. Tomorrow night my citrus collection is going into the garage, where I expect it will remain through Monday. Unfortunately I don't think there's much I can do for the avocado tree that came with the house. The tree's about 10 to 12 feet tall and the top got blasted when we hit 24F the week before Christmas.

I convinced my parents to wrap the trunk of their inground Santa Teresa lemon with an old bath towel and add an extra layer over the sheet draped frame enclosing the tree. If it was my tree, I'd toss a garden light or string of holiday lights under the cover, although it faired quite well with just the sheet when we were at 24F.

Kent

Joe, I signed up as suggested and have been up late watching the thermometer, tending a smudge pot, and have some cans with fires as you suggested. It's 11:20 and 25.7F here. I'm more concerned about my seedling alfalfa at this point.

Welcome Harvey!

Wow, it's that cold already?
I haven't covered my plants yet but will do tomorrow. The real event is tomorrow early Saturday am when we go down to 22 deg F for prolonged periods!

I'll be buying plenty of citronella candles.

Thanks, Joe!

Last night was my rehersal.

Funny, because 20 minutes after that prior reading (at 11:40), it had warmed up to 27.1F and this morning at 6:10 it was 32.4F. Thankfully, we got a wind to stir things up.

Tonight the Denver television news reported that the California Orange crop, is in danger of being lost or damaged due to the cold front advancing from the north. Prayers said for California agriculture, and fingers crossed. I been thinking of Joe's, EZ$, and Benny's trees. Good luck to all out there. The high temperature recorded today here on the farm was 1 F (-17C). - Millet

Ouch ! 1 F... Thats why I moved south

Tomorrow it is still going to be 19 deg F, and 6 of those hours would be below 26 deg F, the forecast isn't changing. WAAAAAAAAAAAH

And the night after that would even be colder, 18 deg F!!!!

I may lose my 50-n-1 tree!!!


I have harvested most of my lemons and they're all okay. Most of my other new cultivars are still unripe, so it is a large setback when I lose the crop after this.

The Vainiglias have been harvested even though they're not ready yet, but they are still insipid, with only slight sweetness.

All of my blood oranges are going to turn to mush!

This is craziness! Why did I move from Chicago if it's going to be freezing here. Just got back yesterday from a visit to Treesource in Exeter, CA. They were scrambling getting ready for the 17 degree temps forecasted. Great little (Large) operation they have there!

Temps here in SoCal will have lows at 34 tonight and 32-33 tomorrow night. My Limes and Madarins have christmas lights on them now. Funny having to unpack them again. Let's hope that nobody loses any trees out there!

Joe:
This is my observation.
If I put a cover overhead of my citrus and even if the sides are open my citrus don't freeze.
Just like last night, the tempt went down to 21 *F when I checked with my digital thermometer and when I checked my citrus this morning, none of them were affected. Even the new buds still intact except my guava where the new buds were discolored and some outer leaves turned indigo color but the majority of the leaves are still green. But my bananas that I did not protect are fried. But your banana that is partialy protected the top is open but the sides are partially enclosed the leaves are still visibly green.
But I don't know tonight.
I just protect my citrus with cover on top and some of them with Christmas lights.
I have 2 big wiine barrel but I am not sure if that will help. Let me know if it helps you. What I want is a sustainable heat source.
I am puzzled why some people flood their soil when there is a freeziing tempt coming?