Spring bulbs

Rose lady

Has anyone else found that their Daffs, and other bulbs are beginning to emerge too early. Will their growth slow down?

Obelixx

Yes and yes. If we get a cold spell they'll stop or slow down and wait for spring to start again.

It's worth going out and scattering wildlife friendly slug pellets about your borders as they do like to munch on new daff shoots and flowers. and slugs will be active in this warm spell too.

nutcutlet

Yes, good isn't it. If this continues I'll have 'February Gold' in  February instead of March or even April as some years

sotongeoff

Cold spell on its way-at the weekend or thereabouts

There tends to be reports of this every year-so when will be "too early" be classed as normal

nutcutlet

Some years (not in the last few) we've had no snow til February or sometimes as late as March. I'm still waiting for a winter with none at all. We haven't had any yet this season. Barely any frost either, just a few before Cmas

sotongeoff

This from last January

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/weather-news/news/ch/4aefea7ed50ac9c6e495af44dbd87717/article/the_four_seasons.html

This from February

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/weather-news/news/ch/8c5e4f9eaf30477832288ee5cd5c76f4/article/-d439ded82c.html

coldest then warmest

We still have a lot of winter to come

Rose lady

Thanks all! must say February gold in February sounds exciting.

Oooo don't like the sounds of those hungry slugs Obelixx.

Thanks for the link sotongeoff.

 

Tropical Sam

sotongeoff wrote (see)

This from last January

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/weather-news/news/ch/4aefea7ed50ac9c6e495af44dbd87717/article/the_four_seasons.html

This from February

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/weather-news/news/ch/8c5e4f9eaf30477832288ee5cd5c76f4/article/-d439ded82c.html

coldest then warmest

We still have a lot of winter to come

 

Around 120 of potential frosty days to go!

sotongeoff

Then March was stupid

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/weather-news/news/ch/7cb1a8306ec72cc703bfc4d521b0f00e/article/weather_review_for_march_2012.html

and that place in Scotland-Aboyne had snow later that week

nutcutlet

One thing we can rely on, it'll do what it does and we won't know til a few days in advance what it's going to be. Suits me. If I knew for sure we'd got 120 frosty days to go I'd probably go into a decline. 

sotongeoff

And snow in April

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/weather-news/news/ch/5f625eb1f958bc6356b1df563865ea5c/article/from_warmth_to_cold.html

will stop now