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05-05-2009, 01:28 PM

I cant miss my annual rant about climate change as it already has me by the ass again this year. Rain rain rain, i should have been finished with my planting by the last week of april and im not even 1/2 through because of rain and mud and rain is forcast for all next week. Im losing weeks of plant growth, and seedlings and clones are outgrowing their cups..

I don't need an almanac, ive been here all of my life and in 1980, you couldnt have found a piece of irrigation equipment within an hours drive of here. Then, in the late 80's we started having some serious dry spells. By 1998, there had been several serious "dry spells and then the drought hit. It was awful and they called it the 100 year drought. Then in 99, again. In 2004, another serious drought that they callled the 500 year drought. Then in 2007, the worst drought of all. They called it the 1000 year drought. When it continued on thru 08. they stopped trying to label it, as 08 was worse than o7.

Its folowing the same pattern again this year. No rain all winter and now its been pouring for weeks. In late may, it will stop and just like last year, not another drop unitl late july, for an inch or so and then not another drop until early nov. We had 1.85 inches of rain from may 30, until Nov. 1 and that came with the remnants of a hurricane that brought a constant 30 mile an hour wind for 12 hours, with the occasional 50 mile an hour gust.. Normal rain would be 12-14"for that period.

For 2 years, Ive had plants that never saw a drop of rain from the time the first flowers appeared until the day i cut them. My crop yeild for 40 plants has dropped from an average of 6.8 oz's per plant, which i averaged for years, to an average of 1.85 ozs per plant and thats with much more work..
Now, there is nothing grown here that doesnt get irrigated. Not flowers or grass in your yard, your garden, or crops. Irrigation equipment is on every farm now.

Doobie Nyce · 05-05-2009, 02:40 PM

I hear you on the climate change...
Over the past 5-10 years the last frost date seems to have moved back about a month in my area!

medicine farmer · 05-05-2009, 03:41 PM

climate change sucks and people who deny it are dumb. it sucks cuz it makes EVERYTHING more extreme, cold winters are colder, hot summers are hotter, droghts are drier, floods are bigger....really sucks man

BACKCOUNTRY · 05-05-2009, 07:11 PM

Yeah, my local climate has followed the same pattern this year, very cold and dry winter, and now on May 5 we have half of our normal May rainfall already!

I am hoping to get my first plants out this week, seeing how temps seem to have stabilized to normal spring averages(I was afraid that we would continue getting hard frosts into May). I was afraid I wouldn't have enough good plants ready by the first part of the planting season, but now I have many waiting for placement, and more on the way.

I have some dry weather coming up, I hope I'm not stuck at work on those sunny days, LOL!

05-05-2009, 07:18 PM

I say you're all fear-mongering pussies.

confused · 05-05-2009, 07:50 PM

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I say you're all fear-mongering pussies.

Ignorant much? I wouldn't usually take the route to declare ignorance but you set the precedent.

Right now I am dealing with the better side of climate change - it is warm enough for a spring harvest. In a few months I will be dealing with some very lovely hurricanes that seem to be more intense every year.

THC123 · 05-05-2009, 08:03 PM

Hey silverback , why don't u plant them in the rain?? as long as it doesnt' freeze it's okay no?

VerdantGreen · 05-05-2009, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by medicine farmer

climate change sucks and people who deny it are dumb. it sucks cuz it makes EVERYTHING more extreme, cold winters are colder, hot summers are hotter, droghts are drier, floods are bigger....really sucks man

totally agree with you

TheGreatBC · 05-05-2009, 10:42 PM

My friend planted 2 1/2 weeks ago up here in Canada. For the last 4 days its been raining non stop so he went today to take a look at there condition fearing the worse, i went with him and to both of our surprise the plants are very healthy but to be careful he move them under some trees for shelter.

antimatter · 05-05-2009, 11:36 PM

If you think its bad now just wait until global temperatures raise another 2 degrees celcius + , thats gonna mess with stuff like crazy expect massive permafrost melting releasing tons of trapped CO2 , coastlines under water, desert expansion, way more wildfires, amazon forest burning down releasing huge amounts of co2, extinctions its goes on and on. When our planet was 6 degrees Celsius hotter than today no life existed. On the bright side we don't live very long, but our children or childrens children are gonna have to suffer.

05-05-2009, 01:28 PM	#1
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Climate change again I cant miss my annual rant about climate change as it already has me by the ass again this year. Rain rain rain, i should have been finished with my planting by the last week of april and im not even 1/2 through because of rain and mud and rain is forcast for all next week. Im losing weeks of plant growth, and seedlings and clones are outgrowing their cups.. I don't need an almanac, ive been here all of my life and in 1980, you couldnt have found a piece of irrigation equipment within an hours drive of here. Then, in the late 80's we started having some serious dry spells. By 1998, there had been several serious "dry spells and then the drought hit. It was awful and they called it the 100 year drought. Then in 99, again. In 2004, another serious drought that they callled the 500 year drought. Then in 2007, the worst drought of all. They called it the 1000 year drought. When it continued on thru 08. they stopped trying to label it, as 08 was worse than o7. Its folowing the same pattern again this year. No rain all winter and now its been pouring for weeks. In late may, it will stop and just like last year, not another drop unitl late july, for an inch or so and then not another drop until early nov. We had 1.85 inches of rain from may 30, until Nov. 1 and that came with the remnants of a hurricane that brought a constant 30 mile an hour wind for 12 hours, with the occasional 50 mile an hour gust.. Normal rain would be 12-14"for that period. For 2 years, Ive had plants that never saw a drop of rain from the time the first flowers appeared until the day i cut them. My crop yeild for 40 plants has dropped from an average of 6.8 oz's per plant, which i averaged for years, to an average of 1.85 ozs per plant and thats with much more work.. Now, there is nothing grown here that doesnt get irrigated. Not flowers or grass in your yard, your garden, or crops. Irrigation equipment is on every farm now.
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05-05-2009, 07:11 PM	#4
BACKCOUNTRY Mourning the loss of my dog...... Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South-west Oregon Posts: 2,780	Yeah, my local climate has followed the same pattern this year, very cold and dry winter, and now on May 5 we have half of our normal May rainfall already! I am hoping to get my first plants out this week, seeing how temps seem to have stabilized to normal spring averages(I was afraid that we would continue getting hard frosts into May). I was afraid I wouldn't have enough good plants ready by the first part of the planting season, but now I have many waiting for placement, and more on the way. I have some dry weather coming up, I hope I'm not stuck at work on those sunny days, LOL! __________________ Outdoor finishing times, Photoperiod, Latitude, and how it all works! My 2005 Outdoor season 2006 Outdoor season My 2007 grow thread My 2008 outdoor thread Do you have enough sunshine? Is your outdoor soil texture right?Is your outdoor soils PH correct? Earth holes: A experiment in Guerrilla irrigation My 2009 grow thread with a test of my new irrigation system
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05-05-2009, 02:40 PM	#2
Doobie Nyce upsetting the setup Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maine Posts: 392	I hear you on the climate change... Over the past 5-10 years the last frost date seems to have moved back about a month in my area!
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05-05-2009, 03:41 PM	#3
medicine farmer Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 220	climate change sucks and people who deny it are dumb. it sucks cuz it makes EVERYTHING more extreme, cold winters are colder, hot summers are hotter, droghts are drier, floods are bigger....really sucks man
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05-05-2009, 07:18 PM	#5
been Guest Posts: n/a	I say you're all fear-mongering pussies.
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05-05-2009, 08:03 PM	#7
THC123 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,453	Hey silverback , why don't u plant them in the rain?? as long as it doesnt' freeze it's okay no?
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05-05-2009, 10:42 PM	#9
TheGreatBC Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 31	My friend planted 2 1/2 weeks ago up here in Canada. For the last 4 days its been raining non stop so he went today to take a look at there condition fearing the worse, i went with him and to both of our surprise the plants are very healthy but to be careful he move them under some trees for shelter.
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05-05-2009, 11:36 PM	#10
antimatter Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tokers Den Posts: 1,255	If you think its bad now just wait until global temperatures raise another 2 degrees celcius + , thats gonna mess with stuff like crazy expect massive permafrost melting releasing tons of trapped CO2 , coastlines under water, desert expansion, way more wildfires, amazon forest burning down releasing huge amounts of co2, extinctions its goes on and on. When our planet was 6 degrees Celsius hotter than today no life existed. On the bright side we don't live very long, but our children or childrens children are gonna have to suffer.
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