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- From: KTCopsey@aol.com
- To: gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Phenology Notes
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 21:36:41 EST
In a message dated 1/4/2005 5:15:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
Hamptongar@aol.com writes:
I think that instead of going by the imprecise method of frost free dates and forsythia blooms etc., etc...gardeners should be learning how to use GDD's or grower degree days. Most states, through their extension offices or land grand college have published lists or are working on lists that cover diseases, weed germination, insect emergence...all based on precise GDD information So as a tool for academics, serious growers and farmers - it is a useful
tool. For writers it might be too - we can use them to forewarn bugs
etc. However, I doubt that the average urban backyard gardener would be
motivated to use it more than for a curiosity. I would be interested to
see how it correlates with forsythia, or when you cannot 'squeeze the water out
of the soil' etc. and when butterflies arrive.
Kate
Copsey
Garden Writer Herbs, Historic Gardens Pittsburgh, PA |
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[gwl-g] Phenology Notes,
Doreen Howard, 01/04/2005
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [gwl-g] Phenology Notes, Hamptongar, 01/04/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] Phenology Notes,
KTCopsey, 01/04/2005
- RE: [gwl-g] Phenology Notes, Fran Gustman, 01/04/2005
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