I live in the Deep South - The weather here is sucking

[dixiegrrrrl]

167. snow in Northern Ala is not uncommon.

If you look at a map of Miss. and Ala. you will notice they are long-ish states.
we actually have 3 different growing zones here...so 3 different temp zones.
Garden almanacs speak of No Ala, Central Ala and Southern Ala.

Normally, our winters are actually sunny, temps usually stay above freezing.
Last winter it was cloudy and rained a lot.
2010 we had snow here in SW Ala. but only a few days of real cold.
Since Jan. we have had 3 cold spells where it went down to 20 or less for a few nights.
Unusual.