Remember the Blizzard of '78?
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a real bilzzard!
Comments (56)Now that is something! You are having a blizzrd, and we are having roller coaster temps here, not to mention mosnoon like rains, then sun. I did get a few nice pictures of the rainbows we had here. Then within a half an hour, it looked like a tornado was getting ready to hit. Just really bad winds, thank god! On a lighter note, the wife and I went to the Philly Flower Show yesterday. It was packed and the displayes were awesome! And like a good little WS'er, I got some neat seeds! Basically purple string beans, English Cukes and Dragon's Toungue bean. Can't wait to grow them and having the neighbor's wondering......See Moresnow snow go-away & other things
Comments (24)Josh, This is from another site. I had always been just a bit skeptical of the fact that snow contains nitrogen. My research when I was first asked this question back in the late '70s -- which I don't need to remind you was pre-Internet and Google -- failed to turn up any reliable data confirming what I considered to be just another gardening wives' tale. Well, it turns out not only snow, but rain as well, contains nitrogen compounds that were suspended in air as they formed. It is estimated that 2 to 12 pounds of nitrogen are deposited per acre as a result of snow and rain. Most of this nitrogen comes from emissions as a result of burning fossil fuels and industrial manufacturing. The rest comes from lightning fixing atmospheric nitrogen, which makes up 70 percent of air, as I recall. In fact, it seems the amount of nitrogen in snow and rain has increased dramatically since industrialization and the advent of the automobile. One study I read indicated that by the 1980s the amount of nitrogen deposited in the Colorado Front Range was 30 times greater than it was before the Industrial Revolution. Another study says that this number has since doubled. Granted, to a chemical gardener, 2 to 12 pounds per acre is not that much nitrogen when one considers the suggested rate of application is 3 to 5 pounds per 1,000 square feet. (An acre has 43,560 square feet). But in more and more areas, particularly along rivers and in watersheds, the nitrogen from rain and snow, particularly when snow melts in the spring, has been enough to cause serious changes in the ecosystem. Add to this studies that show an increase in nitrogen mineralization -- uptake by microbes a la soil food web -- in tundra areas when there is snow cover and it becomes clear that snow falling in your yard can be counted for something, especially if you have not damaged your soil's microbes with harsh chemical fertilizers. No wonder the old wives' tales called snow "the poor farmer's fertilizer." Here is a link that might be useful: Poor Farmer's Fertilizer...See MoreUPDATE: Sounds Of Summer Make New Friends Part 4
Comments (149)Well, I have gotten some e-mails from people dropping out. This is our new list. * designates I still need your address. Please do not use gardenweb e-mail, as I do not seem to be getting those e-mails. traceyvine* autumnfairy pixies* hermit fishy jennid* kalena* dirt debbya diene medontdo As soon as I have the rest of the addresses I will post partners! Also, just making sure with the ones above....are you still wanting to be in this swap, or should we postpone this one? Autumnfairy...See MoreBlizzard coming Tuesday & Wednesday - good days for cooking
Comments (12)The other problem is that there just is no place within a large city to put all that snow, it has to be hauled in trucks somewhere, it can't just stay piled on the sidewalk. And the likelihood that it'll melt before April is pretty slim. So, stay safe, everyone and warm, and try not to drive if you can help it. Even though we're very accustomed to getting snow and dealing with it, the blowing and zero visibility that dlynn mentioned causes all kinds of problems, like the 193 car pile up we had last week here in Michigan, closed the interstate for two days. It was kind of fun, though, one of the vehicles was hauling fireworks and they all went up, I saw a you-tube video of the 1-96 crash/pile up and fireworks were just a-popping! Anyway, a good snow always seems to be a great time to bake bread, especially if you have a wood fired oven! Annie...See Moreprairiemoon2 z6b MA
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