9-27-03: This day, 1980, "1st frost, light, squash and pumkins killed."
9-28-03:This day, 1981, "32 at farm, pumpkins and squash 'burned';" 1991, "2nd light frost, tender sorts killed."
9-29-03: This day, 1973, "Light frost killed melons, all else hurt;" 1976, "frost, beans killed;" 1980, "30 at farm, corn killed;" 1981, "30 at farm;" 1988, "Very light frost, nothing killed;" 1995, "Light frost- first- tomatos 'burn-
ed' & some cosmos killed; 2000, "NWS record lo=29, farm=28.5 w/ 1st frost, annuals out back killed."
9-30-03: This day, 1972, "Light frost;" 1991, "Full freeze."
10-1-03: This day, 1972, "Heavy frost- killed beans, etc."
10-2-03: This day, 1975, "30, freeze, corn killed," 1982, "Pulled last corn ['nubbins' on 10/10, too],1997, "First
frost- 31 at farm, sheltered annuals OK;" 1993, very light frost, no damage, only liight 'burning' on cukes."
10-3-03: This day, 1984, "Light frost, pumpkins and fall squash killed;" 1986, "Pulled last corn;" 1994, "First
frost, no flowers hurt, only cukes, etc. blackened." Today, first frost with low= 31.1 at farm; staked young oak tree near pond spillway, also put stovepipe around base for protection from beavers.
10-4-03: This day, 1987, "--, major tree damage at farm"[from 6-10" snowfall with trees in full leaf];
1996, "First frost, with a freeze at 28 degrees"
10-6-03: This day, 1984, "First total killing frost- 23 at farm;" 1998, "First killing frost- cukes- @31 degrees at farm, all other tender things hurt."
10-7-03: This day, 1986, "First frost;" 1999, "First frost with freeze at farm=26."
10-8-03: This day, 1977, "First killing frost (see 10/240;" 1985, "32 at farm, light frost, vine crops 'burned;'"
2001, "28 and first frost- killing out in the open."
10-9-03: This day, 1978, "First killing frost, with 26 degrees at the farm."
10-10-03: This day, 1983, "First frost; 26 at farm."
10-11-03: This day, 1976, "First full freeze;" 1982, "First frost;" 1993, "First full freeze, covered impatiens and marigolds OK- 25 degrees at NWS station at Albany County airport in the Town of Colonie near Mohawk River.
10-12-03:This day, 1985, "28 at farm, covers and trees in leaf saved flowers;"Today, rd mapls,sumacsatfulclr.
10-14-03: This day, 1987, "1st good freeze- grapes killed (blackened);" 1988, 1st overall frost- 30 at farm."
Today, planted 50 mixed daffodil bulbs across the road in the front bed. Btfl bulbs @ 25 cents apiece!!
10-15-03: This day, 2002, "24 at airport, all but calendulas done in here."
10-17-03: Today, planted 70 more daffodils across the road (see 10-14 above).
10-18-03:Today, planted 60 daffodil bubs in bed at end of house and 20 in planter at top of side rock wall
10-20-03: This day, 1990, "28 at farm; first full freeze; tender annuals gone." Today, bought 4 btfl, potted, yellow mum plants in full bloom for $10. Greenhouse man said they were hardy & from his own stock.
10-23-03: This day, 2000, "5th frost; salvias finally done in, with (overhanging) tree bare." Today, interest- ingly, the tree mentioned above is still about one-half full of colorful leaves; timing of fall difference.
10-24-03: This day, 1977, "First full killing frost; 20 deg. at farm." Today, two Christmas cacti beginning to set buds in the cool, long night enviroment of two spare bedrooms.
10-26-03: This day, 1997, "26 deg. at farm- first full freeze; calendulas & mums OK. (see 10/21, 11/12)."Today with "Murph," covered with pine needles newly seeded fill on the dam; cut down main perennial border
10-28-03: This day, 1973, "First overall killing frost- 27 deg."
10-30-03: This day, 1995, "30 at farm; first full freeze; driveway marigolds killed."
10-31-03: This day, 1971, "Dug (the) last potaoes."
11-3-03: This day, 1996, "24 at farm; calendulas hurt but hanging on (see 10/4)." Today, leaves are virtually all off the maple trees around the house. Process helped by rain and wind.
11-4-03: This day, 1989, "22 at farm- first full freeze;" 1998, "24 at farm- first full freeze (see 10/2, 6 & 22)."