Cold Snap in the Midwest - Crops are in danger...

[rucky]

http://www.accuweather.com/watches-warnings.asp?partner=forecastbar&zipcode=45373&county=OHC109&zone=OHZ051

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1126 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY REGION
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.A COLD AIRMASS WILL INFILTRATE THE OHIO VALLEY REGION TODAY...
AND WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS
AIRMASS WILL BRING BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES DURING THE
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THESE
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO CROPS AND OTHER
TENDER VEGETATION THAT ARE ALREADY IN THEIR CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT
STAGES.


crapola! we were just getting started, here.

[rucky]

1. We just had some good rain, here...

Mild temperatures. I was pretty excited to start enjoying my garden, and digging into the local produce again. It's been a loooong winter.

[ThomWV]

2. What's in the ground this time of year?

[MadHound]

3. Not much,

This is simply hysterical over reaction. I live in rural Missouri, and none of the farmers around here have put in anything yet. About the worst that is going to happen is some over eager gardeners are going to lose their lettuce and other early planting veggies. But as far as commercial crops, nada.

[Blue Diadem]

6. Yeah, I was going to say it's usually May before planting here.

We've always followed the Mother's Day rule of thumb for our planting. I've only seen a few fields that have even been partially tilled. Most still have last years stubble.

[rucky]

7. I'll cancel my hysterectomy.

But I better see plenty of Indiana cantaloupes this summer.

[sufrommich]

4. I was wondering the same thing. Most of the midwest is

zone 5 or lower, planting doesn't start until May.

[dysfunctional press]

5. what crops?

we're a month away from planting time.

[Tashca]

8. My first thought was fruit crops..

I don't know if any are blooming yet in the area mentioned??

I know nothing in my area is yet...

[amandabeech]

11. Michigan is probably the biggest fruit producer in the Midwest, but

this is too early for any blossoms up there. It's my home area, and nothing much will happen until at least early May, if not later.

[RoBear]

9. It's god punishing

them goddam queers, you betcha!

:eyes: :sarcasm:

[rucky]

10. Except God calls them

"medamn queers"

[RoBear]

12. What a riot!

Thanks for a real uplift to my day!

[underpants]

13. Yeah we spent the whole weekend planting our garden

it is hovering around 40 at night now