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Hi,
I suppose that most of us are happy about the warm winter, so far. However, anyone who rough dug their plot during autumn to allow the frost and winter weather to break it down has been out of luck so far. Another problem which will most likely rear its ugly head is PESTS the weather has been too mild to provide natural control over winter. There may be another side of the coin whereby predators such as ladybirds may have survived in greater numbers overwinter and will be active earlier, so nature may provide a balance after all. Wishful thinking or sitting on fence? regards Cineman |
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cineman writes
Hi, I suppose that most of us are happy about the warm winter, so far. Nope. Not happy at all. Scary. Global warming is bad news for us all, and this winter is really out of the ordinary. However, anyone who rough dug their plot during autumn to allow the frost and winter weather to break it down has been out of luck so far. Another problem which will most likely rear its ugly head is PESTS the weather has been too mild to provide natural control over winter. There may be another side of the coin whereby predators such as ladybirds may have survived in greater numbers overwinter and will be active earlier, so nature may provide a balance after all. Wishful thinking or sitting on fence? Wishful thinking. If pests get out of control in the summer in a normal year, all that will happen is that they'll get out of control earlier this year. -- Kay |
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"K" wrote in message ... : cineman writes : Hi, : I suppose that most of us are happy about the warm winter, so far. : : Nope. Not happy at all. Scary. Global warming is bad news for us all, : and this winter is really out of the ordinary. : I prefer the bright and cold weather to this continual rain, although the water supply will never be at risk down here which is good |
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For a long time I have believed that all this fuss one hears about pests
becoming rampant if there aren't any winter frosts, really is utter rubbish / extremely exaggerated... and very much an 'old wife's tale'. After many years of gardening here, where we hardly get any frost, and snow is as rare as hens' teeth, I have never experienced such a 'plague'. Anyway, if it were that much of a problem, how on earth do they ever manage to grow anything further south, on the Scillies, or more southerly still in milder regions of the continent? Best wishes, Keith "cineman" wrote in message k... Hi, I suppose that most of us are happy about the warm winter, so far. However, anyone who rough dug their plot during autumn to allow the frost and winter weather to break it down has been out of luck so far. Another problem which will most likely rear its ugly head is PESTS the weather has been too mild to provide natural control over winter. There may be another side of the coin whereby predators such as ladybirds may have survived in greater numbers overwinter and will be active earlier, so nature may provide a balance after all. Wishful thinking or sitting on fence? regards Cineman |
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Keith (Dorset) wrote: For a long time I have believed that all this fuss one hears about pests becoming rampant if there aren't any winter frosts, really is utter rubbish / extremely exaggerated... and very much an 'old wife's tale'. After many years of gardening here, where we hardly get any frost, and snow is as rare as hens' teeth, I have never experienced such a 'plague'. Anyway, if it were that much of a problem, how on earth do they ever manage to grow anything further south, on the Scillies, or more southerly still in milder regions of the continent? Best wishes, Keith well I think global warming has a lot to answer for just look at the insects flying around too many critters for this time of year |
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Agreed.
I reckon I've been pretty much in touch with the natural world all my life, and I'm certain that global warming, from whatever cause, is hitting hard, and importantly, very much faster than many researchers anticipated. It doesn't take a degree in climateology for anyone with their eyes open to realise what real problems we'll all face in the very near future. So the suited, townie politicians better soon get their priorities right: forget about foreign holidays and fancy 'upmarket' cars... and get back to the real world - now. (rant over.. aah, that's better) Best wishes, Keith "The Minister" wrote in message ups.com... Keith (Dorset) wrote: For a long time I have believed that all this fuss one hears about pests becoming rampant if there aren't any winter frosts, really is utter rubbish / extremely exaggerated... and very much an 'old wife's tale'. After many years of gardening here, where we hardly get any frost, and snow is as rare as hens' teeth, I have never experienced such a 'plague'. Anyway, if it were that much of a problem, how on earth do they ever manage to grow anything further south, on the Scillies, or more southerly still in milder regions of the continent? Best wishes, Keith well I think global warming has a lot to answer for just look at the insects flying around too many critters for this time of year |
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"The Minister" wrote in message ups.com... Keith (Dorset) wrote: For a long time I have believed that all this fuss one hears about pests becoming rampant if there aren't any winter frosts, really is utter rubbish / extremely exaggerated... and very much an 'old wife's tale'. After many years of gardening here, where we hardly get any frost, and snow is as rare as hens' teeth, I have never experienced such a 'plague'. Anyway, if it were that much of a problem, how on earth do they ever manage to grow anything further south, on the Scillies, or more southerly still in milder regions of the continent? Best wishes, Keith well I think global warming has a lot to answer for just look at the insects flying around too many critters for this time of year I don't think we have too many 'critters' in the UK. Alan |
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"Keith (Dorset)" wrote in message ... Agreed. I reckon I've been pretty much in touch with the natural world all my life, and I'm certain that global warming, from whatever cause, is hitting hard, and importantly, very much faster than many researchers anticipated. It doesn't take a degree in climateology for anyone with their eyes open to realise what real problems we'll all face in the very near future. So the suited, townie politicians better soon get their priorities right: forget about foreign holidays and fancy 'upmarket' cars... and get back to the real world - now. Not a hope in hell, there are plans to increase the runway capacity for Heathrow, so instead of one plane every minute, we can expect one every 70 seconds. If this Government were REALLY serious about polution, they would cut the number of flights out of Heathrow by half, at least. Alan |
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On 17/1/07 22:52, in article ,
"Alan Holmes" wrote: "The Minister" wrote in message ups.com... snip well I think global warming has a lot to answer for just look at the insects flying around too many critters for this time of year I don't think we have too many 'critters' in the UK. Sure we do. And some of 'em are two legged. ;-)) But with regard to this, though going off at a bit of a tangent, I did read in a newspaper the other day that while council offices are keeping quiet about it, rat populations are growing fast because of the new regime of collecting domestic food waste just once a fortnight. Without a prolonged cold spell, that problem can only get worse. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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I reckon that 'most', not 'some' of the 'critters' in the UK are 'two
legged'! Not too many around here though thankfully. Lots of rats though. (Is a 'critter' necessarily an ill-favoured creature / a pest? Can a dog be deemed a 'critter' - or just if it bites someone....? I suppose rats must be the 'mother-of-all-four-legged-critters'?) ...just thinking out loud there... The rats like to scudge around in the stone walls around the fields here. We have all had to stop putting out bird food because, given half the chance, they even climb up and hang upside-down on nut feeders! I think the problem would be worse if the weather were to get hard... wouldn't they come closer to the houses in search of food? Our cooked food gets chucked into a metal dustbin and left for a year or so to completely decompose. All the other green waste goes, you guessed it, into the compost boxes. Whenever I see our neighbours' kitchen-waste bin put out for collection, I nearly cry. I feel like asking them if instead - I can tip it on my heap. Only the thought of having to sort the green from the 'critter bait' prevents me! ;-) Keith "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 17/1/07 22:52, in article , "Alan Holmes" wrote: "The Minister" wrote in message ups.com... snip well I think global warming has a lot to answer for just look at the insects flying around too many critters for this time of year I don't think we have too many 'critters' in the UK. Sure we do. And some of 'em are two legged. ;-)) But with regard to this, though going off at a bit of a tangent, I did read in a newspaper the other day that while council offices are keeping quiet about it, rat populations are growing fast because of the new regime of collecting domestic food waste just once a fortnight. Without a prolonged cold spell, that problem can only get worse. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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In article , Alan Holmes
says... Not a hope in hell, there are plans to increase the runway capacity for Heathrow, so instead of one plane every minute, we can expect one every 70 seconds. I'm sure the environmentalists would consider even such a small reduction in flights a step in the right direction! |
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Following up to "Keith \(Dorset\)" :
Anyway, if it were that much of a problem, how on earth do they ever manage to grow anything further south, on the Scillies, or more southerly still in milder regions of the continent? It'S not the mild winter /per se/ it's an unusually mild one that's a potential problem. Down south the predators and prey have had (hundreds of) thousands of years to reach a balance for the local climate. An unusual warm or a particularly cold winter even there can have similar effects. -- Tim C. |
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Alan Holmes wrote:
Not a hope in hell, there are plans to increase the runway capacity for Heathrow, so instead of one plane every minute, we can expect one every 70 seconds. Erm Alan, not wishing to appear picky, but a plane every 70 seconds is slightly less than a plane every minute ;-) |
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"Steve" wrote in message ... In article , Alan Holmes says... Not a hope in hell, there are plans to increase the runway capacity for Heathrow, so instead of one plane every minute, we can expect one every 70 seconds. I'm sure the environmentalists would consider even such a small reduction in flights a step in the right direction! It's the senile decay again, I should have said one more every 40 seconds! Alan |
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