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hypotenoos t1_itzac7o wrote

Snowed at my house last week. The farmers almanac had the first light freeze set for 10/21 with a 30% probability before. So it seems wee are still right about where expected.

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James19991 t1_itzc4bl wrote

It's kind of crazy we haven't had that first freeze yet considering up until this past weekend, October had been well below normal. The coldest it's been for Pittsburgh this month officially is 33.

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James19991 t1_itzcy35 wrote

Replying to PolyDipsoManiac (#256,837)

Technically it didn't at Pittsburgh International, where Pittsburgh's official weather observations are taken, but it's entirely possible it did at your location. You can still have frost too even if it doesn't hit freezing of course.

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James19991 t1_itzetxg wrote

Replying to jawngoodman (#256,966)

Through yesterday, the average temperature this month in Pittsburgh has actually been a little over 3 degrees below normal. Just because it hasn't been below a certain temperature doesn't mean it's been a warm fall.

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James19991 t1_itzkvvh wrote

Replying to Yeuph (#257,864)

Official temperatures are measured 6 ft above the ground or so, and cold air sinks, so if it's 33 or 34 above the ground, it's totally possible for it to be 32 or 31 at ground level in certain areas.

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buymegoats t1_itzl47d wrote

Hello fellow pgh pepperer! I’ve had numerous pepper plants die so far from cold but some are still hanging on

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PamZero t1_itzl7zd wrote

Def had ice on my vehicle last week when I went to work and I forgot to take a few plants in so they are not looking so good now.

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James19991 t1_itzlw82 wrote

Replying to tzeriel (#258,231)

I mean, human influenced climate change is clearly a real thing, but that's not why it didn't get below freezing when it was pretty cold last week. It was too cloudy at night for the temperature to drop much.

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CL-MotoTech t1_itzogk1 wrote

If I have to mow my fucking lawn again I might just burn the house and walk away from it all. My grass has never been healthier and thicker and this weather just keeps pumping. Meanwhile I have to work on my piece of shit lawnmower for 20 minutes every time I mow. I am over it. It is basically November, get cold already.

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BorderlinePaisley t1_itzqt28 wrote

My pepper plants (Hungarian hot) are also still going strong! I plan on doing a final harvest sometime soon. Definitely the latest one I’ve done.

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Whiplash_666 t1_itzs5jj wrote

My peppers are fighting like champs and still growing Jalapeños and ghost. I covered for a night or two a week or so ago during that freeze advisory but thats it. It’s my first time growing them, I’m impressed

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mr_pgh t1_itzu6t8 wrote

I picked about 2 dozen green peppers last Thursday when it was scheduled to get down to 33; ended up not frosting in my neck of the woods though.

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sonofcrack t1_iu01pt9 wrote

2 days last week my car was frozen over so I’m guessing no.

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Kingjerm731 t1_iu028uw wrote

I had to use my ice scraper to clean my car windows two weeks ago. Solid ice. I think we already froze.

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cowboyjosh2010 t1_iu03kv8 wrote

Replying to James19991 (#256,768)

Wild, right? We have definitely had a seasonably cool fall, with only a few warm--and no truly "hot"--days in there to constitute an "Indian Summer", and yet the temps never got down to a true freezing point. Very fine line we're riding with this weather.

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James19991 t1_iu073k6 wrote

Replying to cowboyjosh2010 (#260,660)

This has definitely been one of the, if not the most consistently fall like falls I can remember. Most Octobers we are good for a day or two where it gets to near 80, but once we had that last day in the 80s 5 weeks ago, that was it.

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ClammyHandedFreak t1_iu07qry wrote

Yeah we hit freezing here locally with that first dip in temp we had. Not quite gotten to freezing since, but we had light snow for a couple hours and everything.

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Lazy-Associate-4508 t1_iu08ns6 wrote

I work in the south hills and last week we had a hard frost. It killed all of my annuals. As well as a lot of perennials (the above the ground part.)

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booksgamesandstuff t1_iu0d4ov wrote

Replying to babyyodaisamazing98 (#258,165)

I’m just a few miles away from the airport and all of my flowers perished from frost the same night last week. I’m in a valley and I’m sure houses at the top of our hill may still have some left. It’s not always a blanket…temperature varies.

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santas_little_halper t1_iu0gefu wrote

Also a pepper grower; my Faria, Bhonda ma Jacques, and bahamian goat (potted, outdoors) are still clinging onto life, I can't bring them inside so just going to let them run their course.

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babyyodaisamazing98 OP t1_iu0hbbz wrote

It’s interesting. Looks like south of the city had a hard freeze, and Mercer county and further north had a hard freeze, but from the city up to cranberry has stayed above freezing.

I’m east of cranberry and the lowest I’ve recorded here is 34 for one night and no frost yet.

Lots of small regional differences.

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jumpyg1258 t1_iu0t1nt wrote

When I was a kid growing up in Pittsburgh, it was typically snowing by Halloween.

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EllaMinnow t1_iu1786i wrote

Replying to Aleph_Rat (#259,852)

Best decision we ever made. Grass/clover mix is the way to go since we live in a colder climate. I mowed my lawn once at the start of the season to kind of "activate" the clover for spring and it was magnificent all summer long. We had huge happy bunnies back there every day. Do it.

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EllaMinnow t1_iu1k063 wrote

Replying to Aleph_Rat (#266,641)

Nope, we did it ourselves and tbh we kinda winged it just with supplies from Lowe's. Aerated the lawn, overseeded it with the clover mix, and watered the hell out of it every day for a few weeks. It took great and looks wonderful. We have a neighbor who did the same thing at the same time and didn't have as much luck and had to re-seed last March but it came together by May.

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immigrantpatriot t1_iu1q05h wrote

Replying to EllaMinnow (#268,221)

I didn't even do that much, just literally threw the clover seeds down & then watered a bit to keep them from blowing away. Clover stays beautifully green, is soft & springy, doesn't need mowing & one of my favorite things: on summers evenings I could sit on the front porch during the golden hour & watch the bumblebees goes nuts all over it. You can make a beautiful yard with clover, native wildflowers & non invasive perennials!

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turp101 t1_iu1yvm4 wrote

My peppers are fine, and the trellised tomatoes hanging on, but cukes, squash, and anything of that type froze last week. It probably depends on your microclimate if you got hit by that one cold evening.

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lemma_qed t1_iu2ezhr wrote

I just harvested the last of my jalapenos because I wanted to get them before they froze. Now I have a nice stash of jalapenos in my fridge. 🌶️

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covertchipmunk t1_iu2hlq7 wrote

Replying to booksgamesandstuff (#261,950)

Microclimate! The one in my yard generally works in my favor. It tends to stay a bit warmer based on landscape features and location. So far my roses, dahlias, zinnias, and cosmos are still going. The plants in a less protected spot have started to die off. Sorry your flowers are done. Time to start planning next year....

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mpp827 t1_iu2i21f wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#256,480)

>https://twitter.com/NWSPittsburgh/status/1583086138935214080?t=f47JFQT03MFkcIQpnh1Tgw&s=19

So that means they won't issue frost/freeze warnings anymore?
Good to know that because I have been relying on it for my garden.

Still kicking in the south hills. Picked tons of dahlias this week, again.

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covertchipmunk t1_iu2i2av wrote

Replying to immigrantpatriot (#269,213)

This is our strategy. I just scratch the seeds in and water once and then leave it to its own devices. It also spreads on its own so it's filled in spots. My yard is full of all kinds of bees. On Tuesday there were so many out in the warm sun visiting the asters and my other flowers.

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mpp827 t1_iu2iep2 wrote

I am hoping for Thanksgiving flowers this year. :)
Peppers actually like it when the weather cools down a bit!
Other things are toast by now, but I can't believe how productive my gardens still are in late October. Last year I think the frost came Nov 2 and THAT seemed late!

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regulartimer t1_iu2rw9d wrote

Replying to covertchipmunk (#273,606)

My zinnias and cosmos were the last two left. They were still budding, but this past weekend, I put them out of their misery. I figured I’d end their season in a vase, to hang on to the last shred of summer.

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