hu·bris/ˈ(h)yo͞obris/Noun
1. Excessive pride or self-confidence.
2. (in Greek tragedy) Excessive pride toward or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis.
This sudden dip in temperatures is called Blackberry Winter -- a cold snap that happens when the blackberries are in bloom. It's obviously common enough to have a name . . . what was I thinking -- defying the gods that way?
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I'd say you were being optimistic and hopeful :) Nothing wrong with either and now you've taken the appropriate precautionary measures and can only trust that they will work to preserve your baby tomato seedlings.
Yes, but we all do it sometimes. I planted out my geraniums before the safe date of late May too and we had a frost warning on Tuesday night! It got down to 1 deg. C which is just above the danger level. They survived this time!!
Good luck with your tomatoes.
Just sacrifice a couple of chickens and everything will be OK
It's 6 a.m. here and 34 degrees ... all of my berries (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries) have been coming along nicely and it looks like a bumper year ... only time will tell. When we saw the forecast we held off on planting anything ... fingers are crossed that your hay covered tomatoes do ok.
And there's me, dragging pots in and out of the conservatory at the least little sign of frost forecast.
So how are they, the little ones?
I just hate it when Hubris hangs around - he is such a jerk!
Yeah, fate does come and bite you in the butt sometimes, just to keep you humble. Good luck with the hay - we had some hits and misses with that technique. But you can always go get a few extra mater babies to fill in the gaps.
And one more time - I love love love seeing your pictures every, or almost every, day.
Yup, 33 in our cove here in Maggie Valley - brrr! but, the sun is out and it'll warm things and I bet your maters will be fine!
ha. yeah got a house full of plants this morning...ones we could bring in...go figure...cant short cut nature...
i don't want to see the results of last night's cold-36 when I got up this morning.
I'm hoping the morning fog meant that something was keeping the new veggie plants warm enough.
You are not alone. The warm days just turned on the planting itch even for people who knew better. I drove around the community last evening. Lots of yards had sheets and towels covering those precious plants. I hope your tomatoes make it.
It's pretty chilly here this morning in Little River. Everything is changing in the climate world so I think dates might get changed as well in the near future.
Blackberry Winter is such a poetic name! That period is called the Ice Saints or Ice Men days here:
Mamertus – 11th of May
Pankratius – 12th,
Servatius – 13th,
Bonifatius – 14th,
followed by "Cold Sophie" on May 15th.
In Germany, an even later cold spell, around the 11th of June, is called "Sheep's Cold" - the sheep are not shorn before that date, lest they may suffer without their warm coat.
May your sheep safely graze, er, your potatoes stay warm under the hay!
Love Alan Burnett's comment! :-)
Yay! Everything came through just fine. One basil plant's covering was evidently knocked off and it was a tad bronzed but otherwise still a going concern. Even without sacrificing any chickens, Alan! I think that our low was about 36 F. And we had fog this morning which can be protective, Plus we get the early sun, once the fog lifts. And the forecast is for warming.
Now to go drag my porch plants out of the greenhouse...
Merisi -- Cold Sophie would be such a good title for a book.
Hoping all of you worrying about your tender plants had good luck!
I'm always amazed how many of those old sayings and 'old wives' tales' have root in fact and reality. Hope the hay kept them nicely warm.
I've been itching to drag all the plants outside to the patio, but with all the torrents of rain we've had lately, it's been nearly impossible.
Hee...I like Alan's comment.
Big frost here, and I just got home to survey the damage. New growth on some trees and shrubs got nipped - crepe myrtles look pretty bad. Perennials and early veggies look okay - haven't planted the tender stuff yet. Glad your maters survived. My mom is still carrying hers to the basement at night, and back out into the sun for the day.
I was waiting for someone at a doctor's office today and overheard two older ladies talking about blackberry winter -- asking if their blackberries survived the snap last night. Didn't hear the answer. Cold again tonight in KY. Hope your tomatoes made it! -- barbara
Ugh, sorry for the dip in temps! Wasn't familiar with the term "blueberry winter"...but what do I know, I'm a city kid;)
I hope yours made it through the frost. My husband would say your being as anxious as Granny : ) We all have to work hard to keep her from setting it all out when the first warm week of early spring comes around : )
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