tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post1137699488872583312..comments2024-02-04T20:25:58.971-08:00Comments on How's Robb?: baby, it's cold outsideLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-42115329485604604162009-12-17T03:00:07.968-08:002009-12-17T03:00:07.968-08:00Hi Lisa and Robb! You might feel a little warmer r...Hi Lisa and Robb! You might feel a little warmer reading a new blog from your warm abode (and hopefully climate!). www.everyoneoutdoors.blogspot.com<br />It is actually a year round accessible recreation blog -perhaps you will find some interesting topics in there, especially if you are ever visiting the east coast!<br /><br />You may remember me by my letterboxing trail name, Curious Crow, though I have no boxes in the west, yet!Marcy Marchellohttp://www.everyoneoutdoors.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-49697209150361880142009-12-08T17:20:33.415-08:002009-12-08T17:20:33.415-08:00When we lived in Michigan, the thin sunlight of wi...When we lived in Michigan, the thin sunlight of winter would reflect off the snow and really raise the temps of the plants there. I read up about it and discovered that, yes indeedy, you can wrap plants (like apple, peach and pear trees) not so much to keep them protected from the cold, cause the bark itself sort of shrinks up in the cold. When the warmer air and sun finally makes a come back, a rapid increase in the temps sometimes makes the sap start flowing too quickly thru the tree bark, and the bark itself will crack, thus damaging and sometimes killing the tree. A slow warm up is better than a quick one- for all plants involved. For local plants in the ground I just throw a sheet or toss a bunch of leaves on top. If this were after xmas, I'd say toss your xmas tree branches on your outdoor ground-trapped plants and sleep worry free. We are supposed to get 2 inches of snow here topped with 1/2 inch of snow. Tonight. Tell Robb that ice is no fun for anyone, mobility-issues or not! Time to get out the ice scraper from the car for good, now.<br /><br />AnnalisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-81885378595997240802009-12-08T14:57:12.031-08:002009-12-08T14:57:12.031-08:00A smidge off topic, but... I'm loving your the...A smidge off topic, but... I'm loving your theme of posts titled with song lyrics. And living in Cali too (23* out this morning when I took the boy to school), I had "Baby, it's cold outside" running through my head all day.LunaSeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03395337514523803788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-64161471488578751442009-12-08T12:49:27.197-08:002009-12-08T12:49:27.197-08:00Honestly, I was more worried about the lemon tree ...Honestly, I was more worried about the lemon tree than the cats.<br /><br />Cats have brains, and can take care of themselves.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-9324526029882783002009-12-08T12:42:24.793-08:002009-12-08T12:42:24.793-08:00The cats will be ok, they have fur- they will find...The cats will be ok, they have fur- they will find a nice place to warm up and cuddle in- <br /><br />You may feel compelled to let them into a back porch of yours- but don't let them mingle with your kitty. A clean cardboard box with an old towel in it is usually sufficient for the cats, shove it under your back porch and give them awhile to get used to it, make sure other vermin are not nesting in there for the winter-<br /><br />AnnalisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-24583501853964156142009-12-08T07:40:04.051-08:002009-12-08T07:40:04.051-08:00Of course you worry about your babies! I was out l...Of course you worry about your babies! I was out last spring putting sheets and paper bags over my baby beans and sunflowers and tomato plants. Today, with melting snow on the ground, we planted 25 apple trees (only about 4' tall each, and as big around as a fat thumb!) I'm worrying about them, but word is they should make it - if the deer don't eat them. I hope all your plants were fine!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078359338331712659noreply@blogger.com