Bamboo, in the Northeast we are only having a bit of 'deja vu' this year. The temperatures have been well below what they were last year, however it is now hovering in the 40's in Newport, RI. Supposed to go up to 50's this week. At least my daffs aren't up yet! Mrs. G

The peaches this afternoon....

We are suppose to get RAIN later this week.. Mid 30Fs here right now and we have about 3 inches of snow pack left. I've been as cold as -10F this year, but still nothing real cold...yet.

bamboo rabbit,
Is 80 degrees unusually high right now for your area? Brady

Well...average high is 70 and low 42, record for tomorrow is 82 so I would say it is unusual. Normally we have warm then cold but the warmer spells have been longer duration last two winters. Of course before that the previous 5 years they were colder than normal. Our frost free is about March 1 though normally we don't get frost after February 15. I generally put my tomatoes in the ground about Feb 15th.

Thing is even if we get no more cold there are no bees yet to pollinate.

Ive got several plants flowering here also. I have one Spring High that's almost in full bloom now and my big Emerald is a couple weeks from full bloom. All the buds are swollen and about 1/4 are open showing flowers. I'm going to do what you suggest and not thin any buds or flowers until I'm sure there will be no more frosts here in my area. Last year I thinned all the plants at the end of Jan but I got lucky cause there was no more freezing temps after thinning. Good luck;)

It is going to be 50F with rain here Friday, and so far the coldest we have had was 7F. Another warm winter. Yes, this is worrisome...