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Comment on Spring arrives early! by Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:01:16 +0000

Hi Debra
Good to hear whats happening with the weather in America – you might be interested in my latest blog post about how this weird weather is confusing plants all over the USA.Loving your blog and keen to keep in touch as have plans to connect with many more American gardeners in 2012 .
Best wishes
Deborah Scott Anderson

Comment on Spring arrives early! by Debra

Debra — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:00:24 +0000

Hello Debbie. We are having peculiar weather here in West Michigan USA for this time of year also. It is December 29 and was 41F degrees today. I watched a farmer turning his field with his tractor today and couldn’t believe what my eyes were seeing! I must admit I was a bit jealous for a moment.

Although I long for Spring and the promise of flowers it brings, I am somewhat worried about our gardens, too. Of course our plants need their dormant period to grow stronger each year and I fear they won’t get enough sleep this winter.

Happy New Year!

Comment on What interests YOU about Climate Change Gardening? by Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:24:31 +0000

Thanks very much for your comment Susan. America does appear to be more affected by changing weather patterns. I hope this will make more Americans think about how important it is for every one of us to try and stop climate change by reducing our carbon emmissions.You might want to visit this website for more help with adapting your veg growing to these weather extremes http://www.growveg.com/growblogpost.aspx?id=80
Happy Gardening!
Best wishes
Debbie Scott Anderson

Comment on What interests YOU about Climate Change Gardening? by susan gateley

susan gateley — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:49:48 +0000

I live in the US in upstate NY in an area moderated by Lake Ontario. I am interested in how northeastern vegetable gardeners can adapt and change practices – we appear to be in for more extremes of rain fall, drought, rapid shifts in weather etc I’m interested in practices, varieties etc that might make my vegetable garden more resilient.
Thanks for you blog!

Comment on USA blurs Climate Change by Will Giles

Will Giles — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:55:21 +0000

I should be amazed by the fact that the US will not be seeing the last part of BBC’s Frozen Plant, but I’m not – it was to be expected! From everything I have gleaned from the IPCC,the situation is actually getting worse. It looks as though the earth is becoming much warmer on an escalating scale over the next hundred years or so.

Comment on Euro and Climate Zones change in 2012 by Debbie Scott Anderson

Debbie Scott Anderson — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:33:42 +0000

HI Liz
The whole weather system seems to be in flux so will be interesting to see what happens this winter. Its been such a long mild Autumn that I sort of feel ready for some winter weather but certainly not as cold as the past two years.The plants in my garden certainly did not enjoy the prolonged snow and freezing temperatures – nor did I! Please keep in touch with your personal experiences and views of what happens over next few months.
Thanks
Debbie

Comment on Euro and Climate Zones change in 2012 by Liz

Liz — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:09:14 +0000

Hi,

It’s interesting to see this, especially as the SE is usually thought of as being much warmer than everywhere else and yet places such as Liverpool and Manchester are in a hardier zone!
But yes, last November/December was crazy cold and I’m dreading a repeat yet again this year. Apparently it’s linked with sun spots and last year was am 11year cycle low of sun spots and thus UV rays hitting the Earth, this then has effects in the upper atmosphere which is why the jet stream went a bit crazy and sucked all the cold weather from Scandinavia.

Comment on Rainwater is gold for gardeners by Veg growing season extends | My Climate Change Garden

Veg growing season extends | My Climate Change Garden — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:51:15 +0000

[...] Using collected rainwater and even recycled household or ‘grey’ water has to become the norm. Rainwater can be stored, but grey water is best used immediately – see the water pages on this blog for more information http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/where-can-i-buy-a-rainwater-harvesting-system [...]

Comment on UK growing season lengthens by 1 month by Will Giles

Will Giles — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:51:35 +0000

Hi Debbie – it certainly has, and very warm at the moment, so feels rather strange bringing in all my tropical’s when its so darn warm – I just don’t want to get caught out when I go away in a couple of weeks time. You should post this on the UK Hardy Tropical’s forum as well – best of wishes to you – Will

Comment on Tropical and non-tropical Hibiscus by Debbie

Debbie — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:49:19 +0000

They are one of my favourite plants and I bought this beauty from a specialist nursery in East Sussex called Athelas Plants which stocks a great range of climate change plants.
Not sure where you live but they do deliver within UK
http://www.athelasplants.co.uk/