A couple of weeks ago we had 8-10” of snow. A concrete block on the concrete patio outside the kitchen window was covered with 10” of snow. Snow in the yard looked to be closer to 5”. The reason is that the ground had warmed up considerably before the snow fell and was holding its…
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Things Seem Early This Year – Phenology
People routinely speculate about whether plants are leafing out and blooming earlier or later than usual. When leaves and blooms emerge varies a lot relative to our human calendar. However, plants and insects mark time differently than we do. To understand this, we need to consider “phenology” and “growing degree days” (GDD). Phenology The USA…
Being Out Front with Natives
The idea for this contribution emerged after seeing a post on the Sustainable Delaware Ohio Facebook page in mid-July 2023. It recounted a very painful encounter between a home-owner who created a pollinator garden and the city’s enforcement of ordinances. We have not faced this situation ourselves because our native landscape is mostly in the…
Catchfly Commons 