Jan 12, 20181 min readMidwinter ThawI visited our permaculture orchard early this afternoon. We’re having a thaw after a couple of weeks of hard freeze conditions. Last...
Feb 4, 20162 min readOrchard UpdateWe’ve had around 2′ of snow and, then, warmer weather. As the thaw continued, we had about 1.25″ of rain. Water is flowing. The swales in...
Jan 25, 20162 min readCoop de SnowThe thing I like best about weather events such as Saturday’s snowstorm is that neighbors tend to come out to the street to share a...
Jan 10, 20161 min readChester County RainbowJanuary 10, 2016 just before 5:00 p.m. It got up to 60 degrees F. today, some rain with strong wind. It will drop to ’round 24 degrees F....
Apr 27, 20151 min readLast Frost Date 2015I believe our last frost date is April 24 pm- April 25 am, 2015 (wishful thinking?). I hope I won’t need to update this brief post with a...
Jan 8, 20141 min readBee CoziesThe last couple of days/nights have been cold! Cold! On Monday morning, though it was rainy, muddy, and near 50; the forecast told of an...
Oct 26, 20131 min readFirst FrostFirst frost report. October 26, 2013. Last night we had a frost. Report from neighbor that there was a frost the previous night but I was...
May 14, 20131 min readFrosty ‘tatersEarly morning May 14, 2013. Late frost….brrrrr! Did not see frost in raised beds directly south of house and shed. Warmer, more protecte...