The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for low-lying areas of the Tanana Valley tonight.
Temperatures may fall to around 30 degrees between midnight and 7 a.m. Saturday, bringing the first frost of the season to Interior Alaska.
The Interior isn't the only place that's seeing the signs that summer is ending. Termination dust was spotted on the Chugach Mountains near Anchorage on Friday.
These two reports say it all. The first says it is economically feasible based on a comparison to 9 other pipeline projects. The second describes in detail the most cost effective way to get affordable energy to our remote communities.
http://www.allalaskagasline.co...
https://gas4alaska.info/upload...
This third one is so you can grade your legislators on their performance. Past and present.
http://library.state.ak.us/is/...
One thing you can do that MIGHT save your plants: spray them good with water so there are droplets on all the leaves. This will often hold plants through several degrees of frost [freezing water releases heat], more if you have row-covers on them also.
Or cut the sprays of tomatoes, bring them inside and hang them up [allows air-circulation and prevents spoilage]. They go right on ripening, even the little ones, though they won't grow any more. They don't need any light to ripen well. Same goes for peppers.
On behalf of said plants, I'm p.o.'d at Ole Man Winter for his premature and RUDE reappearance so early this growing season.
(Stomping off and muttering curses under my breath.)
Aaargh!!!
NOAA's predicting possible 'termination dust' down to 3,500ft. Short mining season in the high country this year perhaps. Time for the 'half-hardy' to be packing up.