African Violets and Gesneriads: Just a little O/T, but look who's lookin' all pretty, 0 by begoniacrazii

begoniacrazii wrote:
It's 77º inside my playhouse and high 60's outside in the shade right now. It's 'shorts' weather today, and has been all week.

Feels like spring is here, a bee keeper friend said his queen laid eggs already and it's early for her. The roses are popping out and so are the grapes in the vineyards. This weather has all the winerys in a snit because they are worried we'll have bud break and then a hard freeze (which happens alot). They turn on these huge wind machines (fans) all over the valley to keep the frost from settling on the new growth.

my greenhouse is heated at night when it's cold enough. But yesterday it was hotter than 120º and I had to try and cool it down fast or everyone gets too hot. If I don't open it up and turn on the fans early enough, it can get hot like that. Obviosly the plants love it!

I'm just happy that we aren't having any rain. We had a long wet spell and I'm sick of it for now.

here's begonia 'Stephen Brigham'