Sorry guys, that is pretty devastating for you....

Supposed to be 80 by Thursday. Hard freeze. Lots of dead plants. Hope the few bulbs in the ground are going to be ok. They were mulched.

Greenhouse is a toasty 45.

Crazy range! Is this normal for a winter in Texas?

I had some Sonatini in a pot on my balcony without any mulching and took it inside after a night and a day with 25° (-4°C). Soil was completely frozen but the bulbs seem to be ok.

Anja

I'm very sorry for your losses, I hope you have some survivors :-(((((

Went out and trimmed frozen leaves. Piled dry tree leaves high to insulate bulbs in the ground a little better. Thought I had protected a barrel of bulbs a little better, so cut them down too and moved barrel into GH.

I'm thinking about my east coast friends.

Hope all is well with you guys! Donna 18 inches!!!!!!! - J

Hi Donna and All,

I'm so sorry you got the jackpot from this storm :-(((( We did ok here and only got about 6" of snow. THANK GOD it was light and fluffy and It only took about two hours to shovel rather than the typical three or four, plus I got a good workout. I hope the rest of you are ok and keeping warm.

Warm Regards...from very cold Cambridge

Fred

catsandhippies anja, it is not a usual temperature range for the Texas Gulf coast, because the coast doesn't usually freeze, but it is not abnormal. Every so often, it snaps freezing cold all the way to the Gulf. Did the cold front come into the coast as blue norther?

Huh, Donna this is a lot of snow! Hope you don't get more and everybody will be safe and warm!

Anja

Yes, everyone is safe and warm and our wild turkey Romeo did show up so all is well! It's going to warm up in a few days to the 50s so much of it will melt...Actually, we're used to storms like this and the fact that this wasn't a really a blizzard was the saving grace.☺☺

We should be 80*F by Thursday. It was 20 degrees warmer this morning than it was yesterday. CRAZY WEATHER!

We received about 3/4" of snow this past Friday night, but this coming Friday it will be 67! Our average temps for December/January are high/low of 56-50/36-31. 13 days of December were below that average - 75 degrees on Christmas! - and 6 days of January so far below average. Supposed to stay in the mid 60s for the foreseeable future...

It's been in the low 20's the past few mornings here in South Alabama too... we are supposed to be back in the 70's most of the week with lows back in the 50's. I just hope my amaryllis bulbs will be ok that are in the ground. I got some oak leaves as mulch in my flower beds around my house but the mulch isn't thick. We had some low 20's last year but the bulbs were ok. I cringe when it gets that low here. It doesn't happen often but it does occasionally.

Oh I hope all of you in the southern areas don't have to much damage and I hope you warm up nicely.

What wacko weather alright :-))))