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Friday, January 29, 2016

Weather Alert! Freeze Possible

Dear Folks,

Weather Watch /  ALERT!  - Don't let the lovely temperatures this coming weekend distract you from frost protecting your tender plants.  A system looks to be moving in around January 31st / February 1st that may drop day time temps into the 50s and night time temps below 32.  Keep those frost and hail coverings available until mid-March.  Pay attention to the overnight forecasts - if 40 or lower have the covers ready.  Systems can speed up or stall changing the "landing" time.


SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
343 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016
...A COLD...WET...AND WINDY PACIFIC STORM EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

. . .

AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES...VERY WINDY WEATHER WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER A LARGE PORTION OF
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE COLORADO RIVER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY EARLY EVENING RAIN...WITH RAIN
AMOUNTS INTENSIFYING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST INTO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...GENERALLY EAST OF THE COLORADO RIVER.

SNOW LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO DRAMATICALLY FALL BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW NEAR THE 3500 FOOT LEVEL BY EARLY
MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FINALLY DROP TO NEAR 3000 FEET MONDAY...WITH ANY SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION BEING CONFINED TO THE
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL ABOVE 4000 FEET IN SOUTHERN GILA
COUNTY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH 4 AND 6 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET.

CLEARING SKIES AND MUCH COLDER WEATHER WILL RETURN TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT WITH NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT ON THE LOWER DESERTS.
 


-- Catherine, The Herb Lady

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Free Lectures Coming Up! Mark Your Calendars - January 30th & February 20th

Dear Folks,

This coming Saturday I will be talking on the subject of Edible Flowers at the Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market.

All of the beauty and usefulness of flowers can be found in Edible options instead of many pretty but toxic flowers.  Come on out, see and learn all the variety to have something blooming in your gardens year round, for your enjoyment, along with the hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects.

Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market
Saturday, January 30, 2016 - 9 a.m.
3806 North Brown Avenue,
Scottsdale, Arizona


The transition time from late Winter to Early Spring in our desert gardens can be a bit of a challenge. Are we going to get frost? When is the last frost day? Do we sow seeds or transplant seedlings?  What types/varieties of edibles should you plant?

I will address these and other factors for the gardener heading into spring and summer in the desert garden.  Unlike 4-season areas, if you plant at the right time for the variety you can have an edible garden year round in the desert!

Mesa Urban Garden (MUG)
February 20, 2016 - 1:30 p.m.
Sow, Plant, "Mulch", Protect
Late Winter/Early Spring in The Desert
How To Grow Successfully 
212 East 1st Avenue
Mesa, Arizona




I hope to see you at these events.  Have a Best Day,


-- Catherine, The Herb Lady

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