Living in Texas in the middle of a hot summer, I am always looking for ways to maintain my cool. I even use a photo of a snowy New England winter as my back drop on my computer screen. When I start feeling a little overwhelmed by the seemingly unending heat, I can look at my computer screen and get a little relief even if it is only imaginary.
Each year the Wife and I escape the heat with a two week trip to the high, cold, mountains of Colorado. This year we went in late June when it was 103 degrees at home. In late June, the snow hasn't melted at the higher elevations and I love it. Since the high pressure has moved northward and the normally cooler areas of the country are also baking in the heat, I thought some of you might find a little relief in a few photos of an almost winter wonderland.
Ted
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hockeymom519
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You can imagine yourself in the southern hemisphere. Like in Hobart on the island of Tasmania where we can expect a high temperature of 52°F after a low of 35°, tomorrow.
Or, just look to some of the heat-deprived areas of the Pacific Northwest where Seattle's high has only been in the 80's, 3 times this summer. And where Stanley, Idaho has had frost on 5 mornings in July!
Here, about half way between those 2 locations, it was all of 69° for an afternoon high one day this week.
Steve
Or, just look to some of the heat-deprived areas of the Pacific Northwest where Seattle's high has only been in the 80's, 3 times this summer. And where Stanley, Idaho has had frost on 5 mornings in July!
Here, about half way between those 2 locations, it was all of 69° for an afternoon high one day this week.
Steve
Tom,
What month was the photo of Mt. Hood taken?
While we were riding on crude trails to the top of mountains, many mountains do not have trails to the top. We were approaching 13000 feet in elevation. We often watched skiers climbing the mountains with their ski's on their backs. One guy said it takes about four hours to climb the mountain and thirty minutes to ski back down. I thought it was pretty neat that dedicated skiers were still enjoying their sport in late June.
Ted
What month was the photo of Mt. Hood taken?
While we were riding on crude trails to the top of mountains, many mountains do not have trails to the top. We were approaching 13000 feet in elevation. We often watched skiers climbing the mountains with their ski's on their backs. One guy said it takes about four hours to climb the mountain and thirty minutes to ski back down. I thought it was pretty neat that dedicated skiers were still enjoying their sport in late June.
Ted
Steve,
I grew some dwarf tomatoes this year which took advantage of the different growing seasons of North America and the Southern hemisphere. A cross hemisphere dwarf project used the two seasons to shorten the time required to cross breed original dwarf varieties with normal varieties and achieve stable varieties of dwarf plants with large, tasty fruit of various colors. I wasn't involved in the project, but I have enjoyed the results.
Ted
I grew some dwarf tomatoes this year which took advantage of the different growing seasons of North America and the Southern hemisphere. A cross hemisphere dwarf project used the two seasons to shorten the time required to cross breed original dwarf varieties with normal varieties and achieve stable varieties of dwarf plants with large, tasty fruit of various colors. I wasn't involved in the project, but I have enjoyed the results.
Ted
Wow, Ted!
I saw something about this about 6 months ago but thought that it was all still in the experimental stage.
My tomato selections are all less than about 76 days-to-maturity. Probably, some will have some problems ripening before frost this year . . .
New Big Dwarf is a new one for me. I love that name! It is about 100 years old. I get the "Big Dwarf" idea - they are dwarf plants with big fruit. (Altho' I'm still waiting to see evidence of that
but the plants look real good.)
The cherries and a few medium size tomatoes I've gotten this season has been from fruit set before they were transplanted out into the open garden. All of my tomatoes were 12-weeks-old before being transplanted and I left some flowers on them at the time.
Steve
I saw something about this about 6 months ago but thought that it was all still in the experimental stage.
My tomato selections are all less than about 76 days-to-maturity. Probably, some will have some problems ripening before frost this year . . .
New Big Dwarf is a new one for me. I love that name! It is about 100 years old. I get the "Big Dwarf" idea - they are dwarf plants with big fruit. (Altho' I'm still waiting to see evidence of that
but the plants look real good.)The cherries and a few medium size tomatoes I've gotten this season has been from fruit set before they were transplanted out into the open garden. All of my tomatoes were 12-weeks-old before being transplanted and I left some flowers on them at the time.
Steve
New Big Dwarf contributed some genetics to some of the new dwarf varieties. So far they have released about six or seven stable varieties. The seed was released through commercial vendors a little late for my garden but seem to be growing great tomatoes for gardeners in the Northern states. I was able to grow some beautiful plants, but by the time they started blooming, the heat was so intense, they couldn't produce much. They will have a few more stable varieties later this year plus more for a few years to come. I have cut my plants back to the new growth in hopes they will bloom and produce in the fall.
The nice thing about the dwarf varieties is the fact that they produce strong, short plants with a lot of large, tasty tomatoes in a variety of colors and flavors. They are designed for container gardening with thick, upright stems but would work equally well in traditional gardens. They are so strong they don't require support except to keep the wind from blowing them over when heavy with fruit. They are all open pollinated so you can save seed for future gardens.
Ted
The nice thing about the dwarf varieties is the fact that they produce strong, short plants with a lot of large, tasty tomatoes in a variety of colors and flavors. They are designed for container gardening with thick, upright stems but would work equally well in traditional gardens. They are so strong they don't require support except to keep the wind from blowing them over when heavy with fruit. They are all open pollinated so you can save seed for future gardens.
Ted