Noticing something a little worrying

Jun 12, 2022 07:22:04

We have a hot sun, but a lot of rain keeping the temperatures down this year. You'd think that would be good for the local plant life, but plants experienced a sudden, uncontrolled explosion of growth followed by a massive die off of young plants which weren't sheltered in woodland & even parts of trees/ shrubs on the edge of woods got the same. Grasses, most invasives & certa8n other plants are thriving. Fruit is beginning to come in, but a lot of it seems smaller than usual & stunted- strawberries & Cherries are the two I have access to, at the moment. I live in northeast Ohio. Is anyone else getting this & should we be concerned?

Jun 12, 2022 18:05:45

Thats an interesting observation.
How much hotter is the place now from the past?
Has a prevailing wind changed?

Jun 12, 2022 20:28:12

D, my cherry tree is a total loss this year. With the wild swings in temps we had this spring, the fruit look like they were alternately frosted and scorched, and the small percent that did look normal the curculios got to. Annual crops got a head start in warm mid-may only to sulk their way through cool, damp, sluggy weather the past few weeks.

Jun 13, 2022 05:54:53

I have lost thousands of dollars worth plants in the last 10 or so years due to "weird" "abnormal" weather conditions.

Jun 13, 2022 07:22:17

Last year in MA was rather like that. Too cold and damp for too long. Lost lots of fruit setting, and everything else was just stunted or so slow to start the season ended before a harvest. After two years of drought. THIS year is much better though, so that is encouraging. Just the right amt of sun, rain, and warmth, and tons of predator insects and an increase in pollinators from last year.

Jun 14, 2022 04:45:24

France had a mild spring, but then dipped into exceptional frost - fruit trees were full of icicles!

This was true last year, there was such a cold spell in May that all the fruit blossoms died, fruits were a no-no for many people around here. Vineyards in the wine counties suffered the most.

This year however, in my neck of the wood, apart from a cold spell and heavy frost in late February and early March (not unexpected for this time of year) the temperature was up to 29 C in late March and early April with very little rain and colder night than you would expect. May saw 30C+ and has now been the hottest May on record. We are mid-June, and today it is 33C going to 39 in a couple of days, temperatures that you could expect and accept in mid August. We have had a couple of rainy days, but nothing that is sufficient for the garden. Everything is struggling, germination was slow and growth is not what it normally is.

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