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Killer heat - Sth East Queensland

Walter John

By Walter John
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Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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Only got to 36 here today thanks to a "cool Southerly" that arrived at around 2, was a fun family day in the dam though with plenty of Watermelon eaten by us all.

The Dictyocaryums seem to love this temp esp if in a deep, rich , moist bed and filtered light, their spears are bolting up.

Record are being "broken" in Oz for Highest temps thats for sure, hope this attatchment works

Pete :)

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Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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Collected two eggs in the chook house this afternoon, already boiled through.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Neil C Mentor

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Pretty toasty around the Caboolture area with us today. The time and day on that thermometer are wrong, it was around 2pm.

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Daryl Grand Master

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Nice to see some "heat" threads here in the dead of winter in North Florida. Always read the Aussie threads even though ya'll are upside down and a$$-backards' on your weather... :winkie:

One question....since you know you get this kind of weather....why not plant....dare I say....dicot canopy so you have some shade during these heat events? .... What does one use for canopy over there...Eucs?

BTW, perfect Rhopie weather here continues for the 4th month.....cool and overcast but no freeze so far up here in the usually cold north Gulf Coast.

Here is the canopy covering my young Burretiokentia...it only gets an hour of full sun every day...the B.dumasii is in the centre bottom of this photo...notice hoe other stuff has no burn...

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

Daryl Grand Master

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How does that burretiokentia look after today Daryl?? Hopefully you found a little shade house for it before todays heat!!!!! Got to 41.9 at mine and there are certainly signs of stress on some plants / palms

Well Ben, I didn't worry about it too much today, because most of it was already fried from the other day...

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What else is left to burn? :hmm:

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

Kennybenjamin Veteran

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How does that burretiokentia look after today Daryl?? Hopefully you found a little shade house for it before todays heat!!!!! Got to 41.9 at mine and there are certainly signs of stress on some plants / palms

Well Ben, I didn't worry about it too much today, because most of it was already fried from the other day...

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What else is left to burn? :hmm:

Spear is still green!!

Kennybenjamin Veteran

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Nice to see some "heat" threads here in the dead of winter in North Florida. Always read the Aussie threads even though ya'll are upside down and a$$-backards' on your weather... :winkie:

One question....since you know you get this kind of weather....why not plant....dare I say....dicot canopy so you have some shade during these heat events? .... What does one use for canopy over there...Eucs?

BTW, perfect Rhopie weather here continues for the 4th month.....cool and overcast but no freeze so far up here in the usually cold north Gulf Coast.

Here is the canopy covering my young Burretiokentia...it only gets an hour of full sun every day...the B.dumasii is in the centre bottom of this photo...notice hoe other stuff has no burn...

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Great photo Daryl!!! Euterpe sp. on the far right??

Daryl Grand Master

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Hi Ben, no . sorry. nothing too exotic...just some volunteer Bangalows...most of the trees in the photo are volunteers...the Umbrella Cheesetree (Glochidium sumatranum) and Bleeding Heart Tree ( Omolanthus populifolius) are both volunteers too...but provide great canopy, along with the Macaranga overhanging the foreground. Too bad the Burretiokentia didn't think so!

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

Kennybenjamin Veteran

Kennybenjamin

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I figured B. dumasii, so the rest must be rare too!! Nice looking bangalow anyway!! Pity it didn't take the hit / heat for "the team" today!!

Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Hopefully it will survive!

Talking of temperatures, I see Beaudesert hit 44.6C yesterday for a new record there. Interesting to see how the palms out there survived.

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

Walter John Grand Master

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Much of my stuff got baked, no canopy formed in time. Super heat, low humidity. I don't think anything is actually dead, although a small Pritchardia minor looks so weak. I'm surprised to see the Roystoneas so badly affected, I think that is due to a combination of lack of feed and the scorching lights of the alien spaceships when they landed on top of them.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Tyrone Grand Master

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Much of my stuff got baked, no canopy formed in time. Super heat, low humidity. I don't think anything is actually dead, although a small Pritchardia minor looks so weak. I'm surprised to see the Roystoneas so badly affected, I think that is due to a combination of lack of feed and the scorching lights of the alien spaceships when they landed on top of them.

Sorry to hear that Wal. If you have the water available, a good drenching with the irrigation water should help them pull through.

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

steve99 Mentor

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Crikey, how are you fellas in SEQld coping with this weather ? I can actually watch my palms growing, well, almost.

Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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It was quite warm and muggy today for sure...when I checked earlier it was 34C and 69% humidity...a nice thunderstorm has just hit here to water the garden...hopefully we will get some decent rain out of it!

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

Kennybenjamin Veteran

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35mm here this arvo!! In the last few days we have gone from palm burning weather to great growing weather... Pity they now to have grow out of the burnt fronds!!

steve99 Mentor

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35mm here this arvo!! In the last few days we have gone from palm burning weather to great growing weather... Pity they now to have grow out of the burnt fronds!!

35mm is a good drop. We only scored 24mm, but its better than nothing.

Bismark Collaborator

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35mm in Murarrie this arvo and boy did we need it.

NApalm Mentor

NApalm

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70mm! That's what I'm talking about! Its planting time

NApalm Mentor

NApalm

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70mm! That's what I'm talking about! Its planting time

Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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70mm! That's what I'm talking about! Its planting time

Lucky you, not a drop here, could hear the distant rumbling, "happy planting". Pete :)

NApalm Mentor

NApalm

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Cheers. Got a few in ground yesterday. Ive really gotta pull my finger out and get some photos happening. Maybe after autumn mulching

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comic097 Veteran

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Well don't wanna sound like a broken record but looks like were in for a week of very hot days again, although they are saying chance of showers and storms for Tues,Wednesday Hope we get some rain soon....

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NApalm Mentor

NApalm

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Out I go with the sprinkler again. At least everything seems to be growing quickly!

NApalm Mentor

NApalm

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Good slow rain now. Has been for about an hour. Easing up though. Still, tomorrow is a big day to measure up the yard for irrigation system

NApalm Mentor

NApalm

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Rains over. 2mm. Not fantastic but I'll take it. Maybe some more tomorrow?

comic097 Veteran

comic097

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Hasen't stopped here since 2pm, loving it

NApalm Mentor

NApalm

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Same. Running my tank while it overflows. Its free water. GOLD

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