Seeds not sprouting, why not?

[digitS']

Curious about Colorado Springs, Wife':

I have a friend in/near Colorado Springs. She was reporting 70 degree weather in March! 80 in April!

I know that there are lots of ups and downs to Colorado - gosh that state is vertical - but, you must live outside of the city.

Steve

 

[skeeter9]

I feel your pain. It has been a particularly cool spring and things just aren't sprouting and growing as fast as they normally do.

Patience? What in the world is that?

 

[wifezilla]

Last year we had some 80's in April. Not this year. I think there were a few days we hit 69, but it was quickly followed by snow or other such nonsense. There are about 4 distinct weather zones between where I am and the northern part of Colorado Springs with lots of micro-climates in between.

I am at 5,500 feet in elevation just south of the city of Colorado Springs. The most accurate weather station for me seems to be the weather bug site at the local high school. http://weather.weatherbug.com/CO/Co...6199&uid=b878615b-03de-45ed-a66e-b06fb8053298
Check out today's forecast! Woot!!!

Weather.com had been giving me readings about 5 higher, especially on the night temps. No biggie in Summer but a potentially deadly difference in Spring so I stopped using it.

The really weird thing about this area is that the city of Colorado Springs can be buried under 3 feet of snow and I can have sunshine. Then there are other time where we get buried and the city gets nothing. It all depends on the wind direction. Storms that come over the mountains sock the city. Storms coming in from the prairie hit us.

 

[digitS']

You have given me another source of weather information for me to look at, Wife'!

Getting this back to Collector (altho' this is a bit off-topic): I often use Wunderground (here is Garfield, Collector). If you go to the little google map and click the "minus" sign a few times, you will pan out and may see a weather station very close to your home and garden. (Somebody needs to hook one up in the Rockford/Fairfield/Latah area.)

Somewhere, the Bureau of Reclamation (huh?) keeps track of soil temperatures on the 'net. They've got thermometer probes from a few inches to a number of feet (!). The closest to me is in Lind and then there's one up to the northeast. Anyway, it isn't very helpful for my gardening . . .

I've noticed that there are other "official" sources for soil temperature for other states. I'm not sure why this is . . . No, the soil temperature is important but it would vary a good deal, I think, by location, sun exposure, slope, and, of course, depth. Advice on checking the soil temperature involves the time of day since seed is sown at a depth where daily sunshine will make a difference.

Steve

 

[Reinbeau]

I love Weather Underground! There's a station near me I can check, although I've got my own As far as I'm concerned, that's the best weather on the net.

 

[Collector]

WifeZ, The weather this spring is dismal for sure, the things we planted in April seemed to come right up and growing well. The stuff we planted in May seem to not want to sprout, I will give it some more time before I start replanting. Your weather patterns seem pretty bizzare like ours are from the coast and mountains.

Steve, thanks for the link it seems alittle more accurate for me than the one I have been using. I am going to add it to my desk top!
Oh, guess what, when I got home this afternoon I saw that a few corn sprouts are starting to pop up, also saw a couple bean sprouts. So all is not lost.

Skeeter9, I do not have a whole lotta patience, I mostly rely on luck.

 

[lesa]

Glad to hear you have got a few sprouts!

 

[SuperChemicalGirl]

Oh, guess what, when I got home this afternoon I saw that a few corn sprouts are starting to pop up, also saw a couple bean sprouts. So all is not lost.

My corn (first time planting it ever this year!) is really now just starting to come up good and I planted it 7 May. It says on the package 7 to 14 days to sprout, but mine definitely took more like 3 weeks although I did have a few brave ones at 2 weeks out. I also planted 2 per hole and still only have about half of my holes with corn sprouts right now. We had a dismal rainy and cold last few weeks though, I'm lucky it didn't rot right in the ground!

So keep your fingers crossed, there's hope yet.