tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post3947502286015929737..comments2024-03-27T03:19:09.202-04:00Comments on HyMark High Spots: Not Enough SunEd Winklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-90203909653547041492014-05-23T08:21:08.755-04:002014-05-23T08:21:08.755-04:00Thanks, that is interesting. I wonder how we will...Thanks, that is interesting. I wonder how we will end up this year heat unit wise? It is what it is and I can't change it now!Ed Winklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-34954580157248971732014-05-22T09:39:17.759-04:002014-05-22T09:39:17.759-04:00Interesting article on the same theme: Plant pheno...Interesting article on the same theme: Plant phenologists ask, "You call this spring?"<br />http://phys.org/news/2014-05-phenologists.html<br />GDDs are a very simplified way to look at plant growth though. It works for some plants, but others are also susceptible to other factors.<br /><br />Ohio is favored by the gods ;), it has a great calendar resource on phenology: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/gdd/<br />If you enter a zip code such as 45202, you can see that the first yellowoods will start blooming in 5 days, the Emerald ash borer adults will start emerging in 9, so you can be on the lookout for such events, destroy pest scouts before they have time to spread or tell tales, etc.Chimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601975288198239103noreply@blogger.com