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Post by stevebooth on Mar 3, 2017 20:11:22 GMT
Well so much for the 2017 harsh winter that was predicted last year, based on the weak polar vortex, Le Nina and other markers. The winter had a provisional average temperature of 5C that being 1.3C above the 1981 to 2010 average, with 75% of the average rainfall and 98% of the average sunlight. Having said that I noticed the hawthorn bushes beginning to burst into leaf, but from a thread on this forum from last year, this is about a month later than last year, as are the crocus and daffodils. Cheers Steve
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Post by fredg on Mar 4, 2017 12:13:29 GMT
I left my Australian orchids outside and they look fine apart from some stems flattened by a cat. The unflattened flower stems on Pterostylis curta are budding up nicely.
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Post by nimbulan on Mar 4, 2017 16:31:18 GMT
The west coast got the harsh winter this year. The past two years I didn't see a single snowflake, and this year I've completely lost track of how many times its snowed (probably at least 5 average years worth) and have been snowed in for a week on two separate occasions as well as all my outdoor plants being frozen solid for a week multiple times. My street is literally crumbling into gravel and there are a dangerous amount of large potholes on the main roads. I think we've been setting rainfall records too.
Meanwhile on the east coast I hear spring is starting earlier than it ever has.
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