Random Winter Pictures

[Korishan]

Here's some pictures I took of the neighbors blueberry field. Ice being a wonderful insulator (from cold), he sprays the plants with water when temps are going to drop below 34F (1.1C). The ice keeps from the plants from actually freezing as water doesn't actually freeze at 32F, but just below it, around 31.9F. The ice/plant contact is at 32F, and no lower. This is kinda like how you can heat water up to 212F (100C) and no higher under normal pressures.





These two images, you can see that the blueberries are already budding. This is a little early for them, though. It should be mid- to late-Feb.
But climate change and all is causing things to bloom earlier.



And this here is collateral icing

 

[OffGridInTheCity]

Wow! Florida?

 

[italianuser]

@Korishan ... that's so romantic LOL

 

[Korishan]

Wow! Florida?

Yeah, Florida. We got down to 26F last night

This was our second winter this season. Our first was early-Jan when temps got down to low-30's
We have 5-7 winters each season. They only last 2-3 days, with a week or more between in 50's low temps

 

[hbpowerwall]

Meanwhile, in Australia, we also put socks on in winter..

 

[Wolf]

Meanwhile, in Australia, we also put socks on in winter..

Eww that's just so wrong...................

 

[Korishan]

Now, for me, I go outside to work with a t-shirt and shorts in 40's (4-8C) temps.

 

[Dr. Dickie]

All my blueberries and mulberry plants got TOTALLY confused this year. First we were having 70s, then BAM we did have a freeze, now back to the 70s. Bloom, get frozen, then bloom again.

 

[100kwh-hunter]

It is commen practice for years in the Netherlands for fruit growers, and yes you get magical landscapes especially when the sun is just over the horizon