"David E. Ross" writes:

On 3/8/2015 5:38 PM, Dan Espen wrote:
"David Hare-Scott" writes:

Stronzo Bestiale wrote:
On 3/8/2015 5:50 PM, Fran Farmer wrote:
On 9/03/2015 8:19 AM, snotbottom wrote:
It's been nice to see some life in the group again. Let's not kill
it by getting political. I'd rather just read about the gardening
advice and experiences from others and take the divisive stuff
somewhere else.

Climate Change has an impact on those of us who do bother to garden
and who also try to have productive gardens. That makes climate
change on topic here. Climate change only becomes a divisive issue
here when those who can't read for comprehension try to deny that it
is a reality.

He's right. You and Sara are getting political.

And here was I thinking it was a matter of science. Silly me.

Surely you've noticed that one political party here in the USA
is having none of it.

Here in NJ, the snow on the ground is still over a foot deep.
But my orchid has been blooming non-stop since around XMAS.
What a beautiful plant.

The XMAS cactus have been going since before Thanksgiving.


In southern California, we have had only 108 hours of winter chill so
far (hours at or below 45F measured from 1 November to 31 March). The
winter of 2013-2014 was warm, but by this time we already had 127 hours.
The average for the winters 2000-2001 through 2012-2013 was 366 hours.

Roses are blooming a month early. Stone fruit trees (peach, plum, etc)
lack normal vigor. Some deciduous shade trees are failing to leaf out.

Not good.

None of the affected plants belong to any political party.

How can you tell?

I'm on my way to age 70. I thought I would have fled from the cold
by now, but maybe I've stayed in the NE too long. I think I might
miss it.

I guess it would be nice to see some green things but snow is nice
too. I don't even mind shoveling it.

A couple of days ago we had another 4 inches of snow and the holly
I planted a couple of years back was finally covered completely.
There was just a little 2 inch bump in the snow.
Yesterday, 2 leaves popped out clear of the snow and today
a could see 6 or 7 leaves.

That was pretty much it for green things in the yard
actually doing something.

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Dan Espen