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Today, I heard a piece of Devon gardening folklore that was new to both me
and Ray. "Don't put out your bedding until after the first full moon in May". Anyone know whether this can be backed up by experience? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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On 26 Apr, 22:32, Sacha wrote:
Today, I heard a piece of Devon gardening folklore that was new to both me and Ray. "Don't put out your bedding until after the first full moon in May". Anyone know whether this can be backed up by experience? -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devonhttp://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) I have found that first and last frosts almost always happen 3 days either side of full moon when you have a clear sky, you can get a radiation frost. When I lived in Hastings in the late 50's and the early 60's, we reconed first frost could be last full moon in Sept. and the last could be as late as the first full moon in June, but things have warmed up a little since those days. Here in South Wales I am finding Last full moon in Oct and first full moon in May. This is why we used to sow runner beans at the beginning of May and once they were through we would inter sow another batch of seed so that if the first ones got frosted there was a back up set already starting. David Hill Abacus Nurseries. |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... Today, I heard a piece of Devon gardening folklore that was new to both me and Ray. "Don't put out your bedding until after the first full moon in May". Anyone know whether this can be backed up by experience? The moon doesn't affect the weather. I prefer this saying: The moon and the weather may change together, But a change in the moon does not change the weather. Col |
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On 28/4/07 09:41, in article , "Col"
wrote: The moon and the weather may change together, But a change in the moon does not change the weather Yes, it's good. But I don't believe it. ;-) We see too many weather changes with moon changes. And do you think the equinoxes affect the weather? Garden Banter does not have permission to use my posts. Join uk.rec.gardening instead. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon Garden Banter does not have permission to use my posts. (remove weeds from address) |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 28/4/07 09:41, in article , "Col" wrote: Garden Banter does not have permission to use my posts. Join uk.rec.gardening instead. -- I have nothing to contribute on the moon v planting out theme but just had to say I love your new sig Sacha. Mike message sent to uk.rec.gardening (please join us) |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 28/4/07 21:12, in article , "Muddymike" wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 28/4/07 09:41, in article , "Col" wrote: Garden Banter does not have permission to use my posts. Join uk.rec.gardening instead. -- I have nothing to contribute on the moon v planting out theme but just had to say I love your new sig Sacha. Mike message sent to uk.rec.gardening (please join us) Thank you, Mike. ;-) Garden Banter does not have permission to use my posts. Join uk.rec.gardening instead. -- Sacha Garden Banter does not have permission to use my posts. Garden Banter does not need permission to use Hubbard's posts. Mike -- .................................................. .............. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association if you served in the Electrical Branch of the Royal Navy www.rneba.org.uk |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 28/4/07 09:41, in article , "Col" wrote: The moon and the weather may change together, But a change in the moon does not change the weather Yes, it's good. But I don't believe it. ;-) We see too many weather changes with moon changes. And do you think the equinoxes affect the weather? The British weather changes frequently, as does the moon. It's not surprising that they are seen to change together, especially if you are looking for it. But you probably won't notice it if the weather changes if the moon hasn't. It's just coincidence. As for the equinoxes, well that's just anpurely astronomical phenomenon as the sun appears to move from the Northern to Southern hemisphere, or vice versa. Such a transition cannot possibly affect the weather. Col |
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On 29/4/07 07:29, in article , "Col"
wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 28/4/07 09:41, in article , "Col" wrote: The moon and the weather may change together, But a change in the moon does not change the weather Yes, it's good. But I don't believe it. ;-) We see too many weather changes with moon changes. And do you think the equinoxes affect the weather? The British weather changes frequently, as does the moon. It's not surprising that they are seen to change together, especially if you are looking for it. But you probably won't notice it if the weather changes if the moon hasn't. It's just coincidence. As for the equinoxes, well that's just anpurely astronomical phenomenon as the sun appears to move from the Northern to Southern hemisphere, or vice versa. Such a transition cannot possibly affect the weather. And yet people who sail will often notice a change in the weather during the equinox - equinoctial gales are infamous. I don't have any explanation for it, I've simply observed it many times. It's a bit like labour ward staff who remark that there's a sudden influx of women in labour around the time of the full moon - but that's a form of propagation that's OT for urg! ;-) Garden Banter does not have permission to use my posts. Join uk.rec.gardening instead. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon Garden Banter does not have permission to use my posts. (remove weeds from address) |
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In message , Sacha
writes On 29/4/07 07:29, in article , "Col" wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 28/4/07 09:41, in article , "Col" wrote: The moon and the weather may change together, But a change in the moon does not change the weather Yes, it's good. But I don't believe it. ;-) We see too many weather changes with moon changes. And do you think the equinoxes affect the weather? The British weather changes frequently, as does the moon. It's not surprising that they are seen to change together, especially if you are looking for it. But you probably won't notice it if the weather changes if the moon hasn't. It's just coincidence. As for the equinoxes, well that's just anpurely astronomical phenomenon as the sun appears to move from the Northern to Southern hemisphere, or vice versa. Such a transition cannot possibly affect the weather. And yet people who sail will often notice a change in the weather during the equinox - equinoctial gales are infamous. I don't have any explanation for it, I've simply observed it many times. It's a bit like labour ward staff who remark that there's a sudden influx of women in labour around the time of the full moon - but that's a form of propagation that's OT for urg! ;-) Weather conditions vary seasonally, and the equinoxes are fixed with respect to the seasons, so it's not surprising that certain weather conditions are correlated with the equinoxes. (I think Col had his tongue in his cheek.) The phases of the moon are not tied to the seasons, and there's no obvious mechanism for it to effect the weather. However, somewhat to my surprise, I find that there are papers reporting a correlation between rainfall and phase of the moon in the US (with different phase relationships in different regions). Garden Banter does not have permission to use my posts. Join uk.rec.gardening instead. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 29/4/07 08:53, in article lid, "Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote: In message , Sacha writes snip And yet people who sail will often notice a change in the weather during the equinox - equinoctial gales are infamous. I don't have any explanation for it, I've simply observed it many times. It's a bit like labour ward staff who remark that there's a sudden influx of women in labour around the time of the full moon - but that's a form of propagation that's OT for urg! ;-) Weather conditions vary seasonally, and the equinoxes are fixed with respect to the seasons, so it's not surprising that certain weather conditions are correlated with the equinoxes. (I think Col had his tongue in his cheek.) The phases of the moon are not tied to the seasons, and there's no obvious mechanism for it to effect the weather. However, somewhat to my surprise, I find that there are papers reporting a correlation between rainfall and phase of the moon in the US (with different phase relationships in different regions). See? There are things we know not of. ;-) Some time ago, I was at lunch with some friends and my fellow guests were a retired Admiral and his wife. He's also a keen sailor of somewhat smaller boats! Having had a really awful sail from Turkey to Cyprus when my skipper "got the date wrong" at the equinox (!) I thought that here I had my expert witness. I asked him if he'd ever observed this equinox effect and he said "Often but I have no idea how or why it happens". Which was kind of reassuring and disappointing at the same time. So perhaps we have to put it down as something inexplicable - just one of those things that we know happens but nobody can explain. Garden Banter does not have permission to use my posts. Join uk.rec.gardening instead. -- Sacha South Devon Garden Banter does not have permission to use my posts. (remove weeds from address) That is http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk which Hubbard is advertising. Well worth a look and full of lots of interesting information from lots of sights. Go and take a peek over the fence. Mike -- .................................................. .............. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association if you served in the Electrical Branch of the Royal Navy www.rneba.org.uk |
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On 29/4/07 08:53, in article lid, "Stewart Robert
Hinsley" wrote: In message , Sacha writes snip And yet people who sail will often notice a change in the weather during the equinox - equinoctial gales are infamous. I don't have any explanation for it, I've simply observed it many times. It's a bit like labour ward staff who remark that there's a sudden influx of women in labour around the time of the full moon - but that's a form of propagation that's OT for urg! ;-) Weather conditions vary seasonally, and the equinoxes are fixed with respect to the seasons, so it's not surprising that certain weather conditions are correlated with the equinoxes. (I think Col had his tongue in his cheek.) The phases of the moon are not tied to the seasons, and there's no obvious mechanism for it to effect the weather. However, somewhat to my surprise, I find that there are papers reporting a correlation between rainfall and phase of the moon in the US (with different phase relationships in different regions). See? There are things we know not of. ;-) Some time ago, I was at lunch with some friends and my fellow guests were a retired Admiral and his wife. He's also a keen sailor of somewhat smaller boats! Having had a really awful sail from Turkey to Cyprus when my skipper "got the date wrong" at the equinox (!) I thought that here I had my expert witness. I asked him if he'd ever observed this equinox effect and he said "Often but I have no idea how or why it happens". Which was kind of reassuring and disappointing at the same time. So perhaps we have to put it down as something inexplicable - just one of those things that we know happens but nobody can explain. Garden Banter does not have permission to use my posts. Join uk.rec.gardening instead. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon Garden Banter does not have permission to use my posts. (remove weeds from address) |
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On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:17:21 +0100, "'Mike'" wrote
and included this (or some of this): That is http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk which Hubbard is advertising. Well worth a look and full of lots of interesting information from lots of sights. Go and take a peek over the fence. Looks OK to me. If anybody here says anything interesting why shouldn't they reference it on banter? You cannot post on an open forum and claim copyright, especially if you are properly quoted and cited. You even have to make a strenuous effort to keep your pearls of wit off of Google. -- ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°³ |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 29/4/07 07:29, in article , "Col" The British weather changes frequently, as does the moon. It's not surprising that they are seen to change together, especially if you are looking for it. But you probably won't notice it if the weather changes if the moon hasn't. It's just coincidence. As for the equinoxes, well that's just anpurely astronomical phenomenon as the sun appears to move from the Northern to Southern hemisphere, or vice versa. Such a transition cannot possibly affect the weather. And yet people who sail will often notice a change in the weather during the equinox - equinoctial gales are infamous. I don't have any explanation for it, I've simply observed it many times. It's a bit like labour ward staff who remark that there's a sudden influx of women in labour around the time of the full moon - but that's a form of propagation that's OT for urg! ;-) There is likely to be a generral change in the couple of weeks around the autumn equinox to cooler and more unsetled conditions. However that's just because autumn is coming on. Nothing special happens specifically on the day of the equinox just because the sun happens to have moved south of the equator. Col |
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"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message ... Weather conditions vary seasonally, and the equinoxes are fixed with respect to the seasons, so it's not surprising that certain weather conditions are correlated with the equinoxes. (I think Col had his tongue in his cheek.) Not at all. There is a general change just because the seasons are changing but nothing happens at that particular moment. Col |
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