The 3 winters are coming earlier every year
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The 3 winters are coming earlier every year
from Terri on 04/19/2015 06:22 AMWe're heading into blackberry winter next week- temps are going back into the 50s and 30s. We've had redbud and dogwood already. I've noticed over the past few years that our last frost has moved up quite a bit- generally early/mid-April now. I would LOVE for that to become the norm- a whole extra month of gardening!
-just my random thought of the day :)
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Re: The 3 winters are coming earlier every year
from howconnie on 04/19/2015 11:50 AMWow, I didn't know there was a term for it. We get 90 degrees in February then drop back to 60 until June so it has the same effectrl on the garden here as an late frost. All my peas start to die from February heat, then march brings spring cooler temperature so I can grow a second short crop of peas.
Now I know the name is BlackBerry winter. Lovely.
Re: The 3 winters are coming earlier every year
from zackey on 04/19/2015 09:05 PMI never heard of it either. Interesting. The last frost dates here are getting later and later. It's hard to know when to plant out.
Re: The 3 winters are coming earlier every year
from Terri on 04/19/2015 09:56 PMEvery spring we have a cold period that will last a few days to a week, and this one prompts the redbuds to bloom. The next cool period will prompt the dogwood trees to bloom, then finally the last will prompt the blackberries to bloom- I'm trying to think of a good process to compare it to. I know it sounds odd, but it's absolutely true. Once blackberries bloom here, it will consistently stay warm until fall reappears.
Re: The 3 winters are coming earlier every year
from zackey on 04/20/2015 02:19 AMThat's nice. At least you know what is happpening next. It all seems to happen at once here. The azeleas bloom first, the trees green up, the dogwoods bloom and the pecan trees (last of everything) green up.