a sign perhaps we're going to get an early Spring?
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JonNo
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a sign perhaps we're going to get an early Spring?
Five plants in bud or flower this week, including this one.
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Re: a sign perhaps we're going to get an early Spring?
Nice flower. Beware a late cold spell!
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Re: a sign perhaps we're going to get an early Spring?
Absolutely .... colder weather forecast for weekend and into next week.
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
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Herts Mike
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Re: a sign perhaps we're going to get an early Spring?
Clutching and straws comes to mind....
Re: a sign perhaps we're going to get an early Spring?
Or - optimism?! Out walking this morning I passed a house where, in the front garden, there were daffodils in full bloom... All very strange.
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Re: a sign perhaps we're going to get an early Spring?
Be careful using plants as a guide - I have autumn and winter flowering cultivars of snowdrops and a large daffodil that usually flowers around Christmas (it's late this year as the autumn has been too warm!
)Either way, I like the optimism as it would certainly save on the heating bills!
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Re: a sign perhaps we're going to get an early Spring?
Don't know if you saw the Channel 5 documentary about the 1947 winter shown recently.
Unusually warm December and early January ..... followed by 2 months of snow ... minus 22C .... then floods.
We've had similar early warm winters followed by harsh weather. I remember travelling back from Guernsey on 27th April 1981 after T-shirt weather to be met with snow on a very slow northbound train out of London.
Unusually warm December and early January ..... followed by 2 months of snow ... minus 22C .... then floods.
We've had similar early warm winters followed by harsh weather. I remember travelling back from Guernsey on 27th April 1981 after T-shirt weather to be met with snow on a very slow northbound train out of London.
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
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Re: a sign perhaps we're going to get an early Spring?
Don't be fooled by these 'signs'.
Usually the real winter does not start until in the 20 January, and will last for usually a month or a month and a half. At least up here.
In 2004 we had a huge load of snow and frost up to locally -20C at night around 20 March, only to be replaced by the first real days of spring a week later with a day time temperture of +20C.
There are always thing flowering this time of the year. Even every month of the year and bulbs are active from December to May depending on the species, winter or no winter weather.
Usually the real winter does not start until in the 20 January, and will last for usually a month or a month and a half. At least up here.
In 2004 we had a huge load of snow and frost up to locally -20C at night around 20 March, only to be replaced by the first real days of spring a week later with a day time temperture of +20C.
There are always thing flowering this time of the year. Even every month of the year and bulbs are active from December to May depending on the species, winter or no winter weather.