December 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Hoy]

It isn't easy to do garden work these days. More snow now than I can remember for years at this time of the season. But the temperature vary between -2 and +2C.

[Robert]

Trond,

Great photograph!

Yes, difficult to get much gardening done.

Here in Sacramento, California we are having the second day of persistent fog. There is a lot of condensation. The plants like it. Hopefully the change in the weather pattern will bring us some much needed precipitation and snow to the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Right now there is basically no snow in the mountains.

[fermi de Sousa]

It isn't easy to do garden work these days. More snow now than I can remember for years at this time of the season...

Hi Trond,
I seem to remember someone (Northern Hemisphere obviously) describe snow as "the throw-rug that covers up the messy garden so that you can ignore it till spring"!
cheers
fermi

[Hoy]

Trond,

Great photograph!

Yes, difficult to get much gardening done.

Here in Sacramento, California we are having the second day of persistent fog. There is a lot of condensation. The plants like it. Hopefully the change in the weather pattern will bring us some much needed precipitation and snow to the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Right now there is basically no snow in the mountains.

Thank you, Robert.

We usually have fog in spring when the ocean still is cold and but it is rarely happens the autumn.

[Hoy]

Hi Trond,
I seem to remember someone (Northern Hemisphere obviously) describe snow as "the throw-rug that covers up the messy garden so that you can ignore it till spring"!
cheers
fermi

Fermi, it could be a Norwegian who said it! It's very true though!

[Hoy]

Who needs flowers when the sunset is like this? Seems we live by the Red Sea.

[Claire Cockcroft]

Gorgeous sunset, Trond!  Thanks for sharing.

[Hoy]

Gorgeous sunset, Trond!  Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Claire!

[Herman Mylemans]

Who needs flowers when the sunset is like this? Seems we live by the Red Sea.

Trond, from these excellent photos you can make a beautiful Christmas card!

[shelagh]

Lovely pictures for us to enjoy. No more snow since a week last Sunday but very cold. Bittercress seedlings still coming through though. Lets see what Storm Barra has to offer.

[ashley]

Lets see what Storm Barra has to offer.

Red wind warning here for tomorrow but only orange on Wednesday.

[Hoy]

Trond, from these excellent photos you can make a beautiful Christmas card!

Herman, I have thought of it!

[Leena]

Wonderful pictures Trond!
Here it has been also clear and very cold this past week, -21C last night, and only a sprinkle of snow, so this winter will sort out which plants are hardy and which not after about 20 days of cold without practically no snow. Many gardeners are desperate and fear losing many plants, but I'm more optimistic. We'll see in the spring.
It should get warmer by the end of the week and even above freezing next week, at least for some days.

[Herman Mylemans]

Wonderful pictures Trond!
Here it has been also clear and very cold this past week, -21C last night, and only a sprinkle of snow, so this winter will sort out which plants are hardy and which not after about 20 days of cold without practically no snow. Many gardeners are desperate and fear losing many plants, but I'm more optimistic. We'll see in the spring.
It should get warmer by the end of the week and even above freezing next week, at least for some days.

Leena, -21°C that is cold! I hope that your plants will survive this.

[Hoy]

Wonderful pictures Trond!
Here it has been also clear and very cold this past week, -21C last night, and only a sprinkle of snow, so this winter will sort out which plants are hardy and which not after about 20 days of cold without practically no snow. Many gardeners are desperate and fear losing many plants, but I'm more optimistic. We'll see in the spring.
It should get warmer by the end of the week and even above freezing next week, at least for some days.

Thank you Leena!

-21C is very cold. Glad we don't get such temperatures here. The coldest so far is -4C but that is very cold for us at this time of the year. Now it is back to milder days and the snow melts slowly.