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Post by ellenr on Mar 23, 2015 6:20:03 GMT -5
I don't how it is is for vegetable growers; I grow herbs and flowers. This year I am am going to be seeking out perenniels which are suited to one zone north of me.
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Post by desertwoman on Mar 23, 2015 10:10:35 GMT -5
So far, I haven't had to change what plants I grow. I grow a lot of native and drought tolerant perennials and they have done well with the 4+ year drought we have been in. The few plants I have that are not native and drought tolerant, I mulch well. So far, so good.
The zone shift we made a few years back, from 5 to 6b, hasn't had an affect either.
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Post by gakaren on Mar 23, 2015 15:15:41 GMT -5
I have never totally listened to all the "experts", I try for myself since we each have our own little micro climate. I have grown tropicals that weren't "supposed" to survive here. Some have made it & some haven't & some lasted 2-3 yrs. before they quit on me. I just can't get the things that grow in the north to do anything for me here....tulips, crocus, lily of the valley, peony, lilac...not even violets nor snow drops will grow for me here....well, I should rephrase that, they will grow a little, but NO flowers.
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Post by meatburner on Mar 23, 2015 19:47:06 GMT -5
Climate change take hundreds of years. Averages are just recent ups and downs that create an average. Gardening is doing what we can each year hoping to get a better crop than last year or savoring that we had nice enough weather to have a bumper crop. Live with the weather you get as no one year will be the same for gardening. JMO
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Post by claude on Mar 23, 2015 20:06:09 GMT -5
I love impatience but they need to be watered 2 times daily because of how SUNY it is now..I plant mostly full sun flowers..very little shade...
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Post by pepperhead212 on Mar 23, 2015 22:22:03 GMT -5
I used to have no trouble growing tomatoes, but I get heat waves, and much hotter summers on average than when I started here, in '84. Now I have to find heat resistant varieties, or hope for a mild summer, like I had last summer. Eggplant is another one that drops its blossoms in excess heat, so I keep trying new varieties to add to the Hari, an Indian variety I started growing 3 seasons ago, that produced through the record heat we had in 2013.
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Post by Mumsey on Mar 24, 2015 3:31:27 GMT -5
Can't say that I have changed the things I grow. The extreme heat, like pepperhead said, is the thing I have noticed most with tomatoes and eggplant setting fruit. But there is still more than enough to go around.
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Post by James on Mar 24, 2015 9:22:02 GMT -5
No.
I am constantly trying things, but climate change has no bearing on any of it.
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Post by Tomato Z on Mar 26, 2015 18:57:29 GMT -5
Live with the weather you get as no one year will be the same for gardening. Exactly. Last year we had rain in July, and along with it came horrible hail. We're usually on a strict watering schedule - maybe not this year since we had lots of snow!
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Post by gridgardener on Mar 28, 2015 8:37:55 GMT -5
human induce climate change has been shown to be fraudulent theory.
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Post by Latitude33 on Mar 29, 2015 18:51:26 GMT -5
Wouldn't say I have what i grow because of the discussion of climate change but over the years I have become much more in tune with my local biome. Have definitely changed how I garden not so much what I garden.
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Post by ahntjudy on Mar 29, 2015 21:17:36 GMT -5
Not so much from climate change...just climate in general...hot climate that is... I stay away from fussy, needy plants anymore. Too much waste watering. As DW said, drought tolerant plants and mulching...that works best for me.
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Post by brownrexx on Mar 30, 2015 8:45:46 GMT -5
human induce climate change has been shown to be fraudulent theory. NASA doesn't agree with you. climate.nasa.gov/
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Post by tbird on Mar 30, 2015 9:39:04 GMT -5
Oh Brown......you took the bait.... ;) I took the statement as confirmation of all I suspected....
To the OP: as gakaren mentioned - you gotta find out what works for you. I've noticed that my backyard is consistently warmer than when I walk out the front. The protected nature with fences and buildings closing it in, makes a difference.
And within the yard, there are nooks and crannies that are a bit warmer than the overall yard. I guess I could take detailed readings and compare those to the official temperature put out at ohare airport over several years to make a definitive statement, but that's too much for me at the present. But a basic understanding of the small microclimate variations within your area may inform on what plants to try and where to put the more sensitive.
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Post by brownrexx on Mar 30, 2015 9:42:11 GMT -5
Oh Brown......you took the bait I know but I didn't want a newbie to believe it so I couldn't resist.
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