2025 Growing season overview

[PAPalmtrees]

Hey y'all I thought this would be a cool post to make this is what my 2025 garden season was like. I'll post favorite pictures average temperature for each month etc.

 

OK I'll start off with what our coldest temperature was and our hottest temperature was and average temperature for each month of the growing season (March-November)

 

March. March for us was generally a mild month our warmest temperature was 81 And our coldest temperature was 19. our average daytime 57. night time 38

April.  April was a lot like March it was more mild not as hot as I have seen but it wasn't too bad. our warmest temperature for the month was 90 (Very warm for April) Our coldest was 18 (Very cold for April lol) our average daytime 66. night time 47

May. May Was a pretty average month. Typically our may's are a little warmer but it was pretty normal. our warmest temperature recorded was 85 Our coldest temperature was 30 (Very cold for May for us But can happen probably due to us being in the Appalachian) The average high was 73. Our average low 56

June. June was a pretty hot month. Many days we had were 90 plus degrees outside It was more like July weather for us. our warmest day recorded was 100 (Very warm for June) Our coldest temperature was 49. our average daytime 86. night time 67

July.  July was a very hot month there was very little days That were Below 88f We also had very little rain Our warmest day was 100f And our coldest day was 66f. our average daytime 90. night time 72. Otherwise it was a nice and warm month just very dry

August. August on the other hand was  below average. Not a lot of action in the garden it was a very dry month Only one day of rain and that did pretty much nothing. Our warmest day was 93 and our coldest day was in the mid 30s (That is very cold for us in August but it was recorded towards the end of the month) our average daytime 82. night time 64

September. September was also a below average month For temperature and rain, we had no rain in September the garden really suffered. Our warmest day was 90 And our coldest day was in the mid 30s (Also cold for September in our area) our average daytime 79. night time 59 

October. October was also a below average month for rain and temperatures. The garden didn't really grow that much. Our warmest temperature was  85 And our coldest temperature was 30. our average daytime 67. night time 47 

November.   November we had our first Killing frost within the first week of November so the garden didn't do much our warmest temperature recorded was 75 And our coldest was 17 our average daytime 52. night time 36. The whole month of November wasn't that bad it was a little below average but not bad

 

Overall it was not a bad growing season. The last couple months were below average and Very DRY. but the rest was really nice. also here are my favorite picture of my garden

let's hope for a great 2026 growing season everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

[SeanK]

A 30° night in August is crazy. At least it killed some mosquitoes 

[PAPalmtrees]

37 minutes ago, SeanK said:

A 30° night in August is crazy. At least it killed some mosquitoes 

I know that was crazy!. I have experienced nights in August in the high 40s but never that Cold I think it has to do with our location By the Appalachian Mountains. They also block a lot of the snowstorms in winter I've noticed in our area.

[ChrisA]

Great post! Can’t wait to see how that Needle Palm looks when matured. What was your coldest temp in December? 
 

[PAPalmtrees]

45 minutes ago, ChrisA said:

Great post! Can’t wait to see how that Needle Palm looks when matured. What was your coldest temp in December? 
 

Thanks! Are coldest temperature was 4f in dec so not bad for z7a

[Harry’s Palms]

48 minutes ago, ChrisA said:

Great post! Can’t wait to see how that Needle Palm looks when matured. What was your coldest temp in December? 
 

It will be many years , they are slow growers , especially in that climate zone. The good news is they can survive very cold winters! Harry

[ChrisA]

I do love that deep green of needle palms. First nice one I have ever seen was in the Columbia, SC area. Must have been at least 5 feet tall! I tried to grow one from a 1 gallon size that (stunningly) they sold at Walmart, when I lived in Albuquerque and it couldn’t survive the summer. I probably didn’t water it enough either. Plus the ground was infested with ants. 🐜 

[PAPalmtrees]

5 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

It will be many years , they are slow growers , especially in that climate zone. The good news is they can survive very cold winters! Harry

Actually I think we do get enough heat and humidity in our climate it has been pretty fast growing for me I have noticed it is put on a lot of growth this year and the trunk has really gotten bigger

[PAPalmtrees]

4 minutes ago, ChrisA said:

I do love that deep green of needle palms. First nice one I have ever seen was in the Columbia, SC area. Must have been at least 5 feet tall! I tried to grow one from a 1 gallon size that (stunningly) they sold at Walmart, when I lived in Albuquerque and it couldn’t survive the summer. I probably didn’t water it enough either. Plus the ground was infested with ants. 🐜 

Same, I love the look of them. They remind me of a lady palm. this is the biggest one i've seen only 1 hour and a half away from me at the national arboretum in dc

[PAPalmtrees]

It looks a lot bigger in person!

[Allen]

Awesome photos everything did so well for you in 2025

[PAPalmtrees]

21 minutes ago, Allen said:

Awesome photos everything did so well for you in 2025

Thanks! Everything really did!

[PAPalmtrees]

Also forgot the post this picture from august 2 I'm standing in the background. Sorry I look a little rough. lol

[Harry’s Palms]

It is great that it is growing well for you , but honestly it will be many years to maturity . To me , that’s what I like about them. Harry

[PAPalmtrees]

7 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

It is great that it is growing well for you , but honestly it will be many years to maturity . To me , that’s what I like about them. Harry

yeah I meant it was growing  fast for a needle palm which is slow compared to other species lol

[Las Palmas Norte]

Genus. There's only one species in the Nannorrhops genus, ritchiana.

[PAPalmtrees]

2 hours ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

Genus. There's only one species in the Nannorrhops genus, ritchiana.

Did you mean to post this here? This doesn't seem related to what we Were talking about? 

[Las Palmas Norte]

14 hours ago, PAPalmtrees said:

yeah I meant it was growing  fast for a needle palm which is slow compared to other species lol

 

2 hours ago, PAPalmtrees said:

Did you mean to post this here? This doesn't seem related to what we Were talking about? 

It was merely a grammatical correction. Genus not species.

[PAPalmtrees]

10 hours ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

 

It was merely a grammatical correction. Genus not species.

oh ok