I know there has been a prediction of a warm wet winter for Alaska, but I haven't seen it. I am going on my third week in a row with temperatures at 20 degrees F or lower. With no snow cover to boot. We have had one storm that 4 - 6 inches to the areas all around Wasilla, but most of my town got just a light dusting. It was 0 degrees F the night before last, and is only 4 F right now. I sure hope I got mu mulch on soon enough, or my bulb plantings are history. The frost depth is already deeper than a foot. This is not a warm winter so far.--Jaime Rodriguez jaime@matnet.com

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