Comments | calizen: Frigid days in Southern California

calizen

Frigid days in Southern California

Jan 12, 2013 07:20

Well, not so bad as most folks east of California or in Canada or in Europe. Just at freezing, which is horrendous for a lot of the tropical plants people have here. I think I heard that Boston was warmer than us. Will be whacking back some of my roses. They can survive as bushes but their leaves are looking yellow. Not at all happy with ( Read more... )

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kabuldur January 13 2013, 12:49:54 UTC

Stay warm, Rebekah!

And, yeah, it might be better to leave the garden for now.

calizen January 13 2013, 15:51:54 UTC

I'm doing what I can. Someone gave me an anthurium which is a tropical plant from Hawaii. It looked pathetic and now is in the kitchen until the freeze is over.

rhodielady_47 January 13 2013, 16:08:33 UTC

Getting up off the ground is what nearly ruined my knee back in 2011. You need to think about getting yourself a low "something" to sit on when you are gardening. No, it won't be as comfortable or as convenient as kneeling but it should let you keep your knees healthy.

we had shirtsleeve weather Saturday.
:)

calizen January 13 2013, 16:22:31 UTC

ARGGH!! I am SOOO jealous.

(but you guys deserve a break)

rhodielady_47 January 13 2013, 22:41:26 UTC

It's a present from what I lovingly nicknamed the "Tiajuana Express Wind" as it seems like all our warm weather breaks during the winter here seem to start in Mexico and then detour out over the Gulf of Mexico long enough to load up on water before coming straight up here to unload all that rain on us. The warm air is just a happy accident that can't be helped so far as Murphy is concerned.
;)

rodluvan January 13 2013, 20:08:43 UTC

What is the temperature they you live now? We have -21 degrees Celsius = about -5.8 Fahrenheit. I need my Arctic jacket and wool socks in my boots.