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Post by Dutch on Feb 23, 2017 6:24:48 GMT -5
With all this crazy warm weather, I can easily see fruit trees blossoming far to early, only to be killed by a frost.
Used to have a pretty dependable apple crop, where I hunt, but since about 2009, it has been hammered by early warming followed by killing frosts.
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Post by bawanajim on Feb 23, 2017 8:20:08 GMT -5
President Trumps global warming will likely flood the mountain and kill the deer before the season gets here anyways.
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Post by dennyf on Feb 23, 2017 8:47:34 GMT -5
Year before last, we had the largest apple crop ever. Last year, the worst apple crop ever. Same amount of fertilizer under the trees, lots of blossoms and then zilch. I figure we had no bees around at the right time to do their work, because everything else looked good up to that point? No frost issues.
Did see some honey bees out back over the weekend, but we used to have plenty of 'em around here. Now, not so much.
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Post by Dutch on Feb 23, 2017 12:08:01 GMT -5
You had frost issues Denny. Had some cold weather last May and Tioga was ahead of Potter and got hammered.
We had a bumper crop last year, as our trees were a bit behind.
Bumper crop in 2011, and that was all we had since 2008 season.
May has been a killer month.
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Post by bawanajim on Feb 23, 2017 12:37:46 GMT -5
Well Trump hates apples.  |
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Post by dennyf on Feb 23, 2017 14:40:42 GMT -5
Was referring to our apple trees at home. No frost last spring, no honey bees, either. One year they were pollinated by some kinda little bumble bees and did well. Honey bees seem to be making a comeback here at home, though. But they were too late last year. By the time the lawn clover blossomed, bees everywhere.
We had some apples up at camp last year, so the frost was hit and miss. No shortage of apple trees up there. Spread up the valley years ago, from an old farm orchard down the road. They're all around the edges and fence rows at the hay field. Several close to the cabin, too.
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Post by Dutch on Feb 23, 2017 14:42:17 GMT -5
Bees aren't the only pollinators. Or at least honey bees.
Always amazed at all the stuff using the nectar from blossoms.
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Post by ridgecommander on Feb 23, 2017 15:46:31 GMT -5
Local orchards around here were only open a few weeks as most of their varieties were damaged by frost last year. We go to a local orchard every year to pick our own. They only had two varieties available and were only open a few weekends. That had to hit them hard financially.
I am afraid this year may be a repeat with this warm weather.
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Post by Dutch on Feb 23, 2017 15:50:24 GMT -5
Saw a peach grower on TV. 5000 trees. They gotta be sweating bullets right now. Said the trees are two weeks ahead.
Wasn't that long ago we had a total peach failure here.
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Post by fleroo on Feb 23, 2017 15:50:36 GMT -5
I have garlic higher than it's ever been in the garden... planted cloves in Oct. The yard is already showing the high-grass, blotchy spots where the soil has good nutrients. It's close to needing clipped if I had the gumption..... I don't. Hell, the daffodil's in the yard have been up for well over a week now, and I see many have flower heads ready to pop. We're SW PA, but this here is quite abnormal to see.
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Post by bowbum on Feb 23, 2017 16:00:12 GMT -5
Could be a disaster for trees this spring. Kate and I were on our walk when we spotted this old oriole nest very high up in a red maple tree. I didn't notice that the tree was already budded out until I looked at the photo. Must be about 3-4 weeks early at lease.  |
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Post by bushmaster on Feb 23, 2017 16:46:04 GMT -5
Yep, everything will be early. Silver maples are blooming and lawns are greening up. You can forget about magnolias blooming as well.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 18:52:50 GMT -5
Was at the local orchard yesterday. She said it's not looking good. She said it also really bad for the cattle as they have their winter coats on and once they are sick it takes along time for them to get over it.
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Post by ridgecommander on Feb 23, 2017 20:24:49 GMT -5
Honeysuckle are starting to pop their leaves here.
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Post by ridgecommander on Feb 24, 2017 8:17:31 GMT -5
Driving to work this morning and some Forthysia is sprouting its yellow flowers and the maples are blooming. Daffodils are 8 inches in my neighbors yard.
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Post by fleroo on Feb 24, 2017 9:13:57 GMT -5
I remember about 12 years ago, I planted a field in buckwheat on May 18th or so, I lost it to hard frost later in the month. Never got itchy like that again.
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Post by bawanajim on Feb 24, 2017 9:33:21 GMT -5
A picture of president Trumps wife might get that spring itch back.
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Post by dougell on Feb 24, 2017 10:03:29 GMT -5
At this rate we may be picking apples by the end of march.We had no frost line to speak of this year.Usually when it thaws we're living in a mud pit but it's actually pretty dry right now.Buzz may even come back early.
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Post by Dutch on Feb 24, 2017 13:13:13 GMT -5
At this rate we may be picking apples by the end of march.We had no frost line to speak of this year.Usually when it thaws we're living in a mud pit but it's actually pretty dry right now.Buzz may even come back early. No one wants Buzz to come back..... |
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Post by davet on Feb 24, 2017 15:56:57 GMT -5
No one wants Buzz to come back..... No true-er (is that a word?) statement has ever been made. |
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Post by bawanajim on Feb 24, 2017 17:27:17 GMT -5
100% of my honey bees are dead, every hive is full of honey and bee free.
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Post by Bill on Feb 26, 2017 21:58:24 GMT -5
The peach and pear buds here are just to the point of almost opening. They both got snowed on and frosted after they went into bloom last year. Got almost no pears but quite a few peaches.
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