>If the weather people are correct, all these signs of spring will soon be

>coming to a crashing halt....at least for a while. Be prepared>>>>as you

>cover those (too) early blooming plants, check your suet feeders and
>available water sources; sounds like the birds are in for a bit of a
>surprise. Maybe the computer models will be wrong.....I hope, I hope.

>Roger Olstad
>Univ. of Washington, Seattle

In the latest discussion, the weatherman is already beginning to
hedge--things
are becoming complicated. At the least, it will arrive Sunday instead of
Saturday, but there is a mighty cold pool of air sitting poised. We've had
similiar situations in past years where the flow has come to a complete
halt.

If it gets as cold as previously predicted, the stone fruits could be in
for
a lot of hurt here in eastern Washington.

Jerry Tangren
Washington State University
Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
E-mail: Jerry_Tangren at tfrec.ncw.net