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Alex Calamia

After a mild winter, some of your plants may have
already started blooming.

Maybe you're planning on buying some pre-sprouted bulbs
from the supermarket. 

However, some of those may not be able to handle the cold,
while others, may not be able to stand the heat once it gets warmer. 

Meteorologist
Alex Calamia breaks it all down so you know what to grow in your garden. 

After a mild winter, some of your plants may have already started blooming. 

Long Island

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It's gonna cool down again in the 10 day. Let's talk about the bigger issue, which is going to be the rain tomorrow. So we do have cloudy skies all weekend, obviously a fog out there this morning too. So that's creating some visibility issues. But on Sunday, it is a steady rain for a good chunk of the day. So today is the pick out of the weekend. There'll be some peaks of sunshine this afternoon around lunch, but not much of it. Temperatures are in the mid ff maybe even upper fifties if we get enough sunshine, but I would not count on the sun. It's gonna be a possibility that we, you got a few breaks in the clouds, but most of the day is pretty cloudy. This is 5 p.m. the sun is already set and temperatures are still in the fifties. So you don't need the heavy winter jacket. Just a light jacket. Today will do dinner time is mainly dry, but after 89 o'clock, there could be some spritzes and stray showers. It's a all day full LG wash out on Sunday, light rain in the morning, check this out. Temperatures are in the fifties in the morning, that's above average for the afternoon at this point in the year. But we don't warm up on Sunday. It's gonna stay 50 all day with this very persistent, very steady and very damp rain that just sticks around until I'd say about six o'clock or so. So, if you have any brunch lunch, early dinner plans Sunday, I just don't see a lot of opportunity for dry time for you here. So we're gonna keep that in mind. Temperatures are not bad all the way through Monday. We're hanging out in the fifties. Today's high of 56 is the warmest that we've actually seen since mid November morning. Lows are in the forties, so no worries about frost. No worries about cold when you're stepping out the door. Tuesday morning, we're back down to 36. So that's kind of setting the stage for a cooler upcoming work week, 46 there, 43 on Wednesday and 42 on Thursday. It's not the coldest set we've seen, but it is definitely pretty chilly for that first night of Hanukkah. Expected to definitely feel like it is December, but we rebound a little bit next weekend with another chance for some rain. Just a little heads up on that. But the work week does look dry. Not that we want to talk about the work week on a Saturday, but that's how it's shaping up

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Meteorologist Alex Calamia shows you what to grow in your garden

Right. Well, after a mild winter, some of your plants may have already started blooming. Maybe you're planning on buying some pre sprouted bulbs from the supermarket. A lot of questions, but some of those may not be able to handle the cold while others may not to be able to handle the heat once it gets warmer. The good news is we know a very happy gardener, meteorologist, Alex call will break it all down and show us what will actually grow in your garden. This winter was epic but not for snow or cold it was for how warm it was. And our spring bulbs are way ahead of schedule. Now, if you're going to buy some pre sprouted spring bulbs from the grocery store like I did with these daffodils, keep in mind that a lot of times they're greenhouse grown and they can't handle a lot of colds. But if you're worried about those daffodils and tulips that are already sprouting on the ground, no worries here because they can actually handle a lot more cold than you think the foliage easily survives temperatures into the teens. No problem at all. And even the buds are very tolerant. One thing you want to keep in mind for some of those later season spring bulbs like daffodils and tulips are that the flowers themselves are not as cold tolerant. They can handle freezing temperatures but anything in the mid 20 s, especially for a prolonged period of time or if we see any late season snowfall that can damage the flowers themselves. But the plants are going to be fine and those early season bulbs like crocus and snow traps actually do great. Even on cold days, crocus are so low to the ground that even if temperatures drop into the 20s, they're going to be fine because the ground stays pretty warm this time of the year. So they really benefit. March hasn't really been very warm. We had more 60 degree days in January and February and while that might be frustrating for gardeners who are waiting for that warmer weather and the timing has been great because we saw that warm weather in the winter, the daffodils, the tulips. So spring bulbs, they actually prefer it a little bit chilly once you start getting days in the eighties, that can really ruin the flowers. So these cool crisp days are just perfect for spring. I'm meteorologist, Alexia Happy Gardening gives the best advice and has the best smile. Can't wait for his reports every week.

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