Comments on: November Gardening http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/11/17/november-gardening/ When old landmarks crumble, established roads no longer lead the way. New paths open to those with an irregular eye. Our news is unfit for print. Sat, 26 May 2012 21:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tom http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/11/17/november-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-577044 Tom Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:27:15 +0000 http://irregulartimes.com/?p=15583#comment-577044 Do it as long as you can. i firmly believe that the balance has already been thrown off significantly and that the earth will continue its slow, inexorable reaction over time to this change in CO2 (and now methane too). The reaction of which i speak may not support life as we've come to rely on it in the long run - ie. consistent seasons, predictable weather, established ecosystems including bugs and such - all these and more will be changing over time. So of course we'll have some wonderfully unseasonal warm weather in winter along the way, but in the long run, the price we'll have to pay for the industrial revolution and the chase for wealth will be dire (in my humble opinion). Do it as long as you can. i firmly believe that the balance has already been thrown off significantly and that the earth will continue its slow, inexorable reaction over time to this change in CO2 (and now methane too). The reaction of which i speak may not support life as we’ve come to rely on it in the long run – ie. consistent seasons, predictable weather, established ecosystems including bugs and such – all these and more will be changing over time.

So of course we’ll have some wonderfully unseasonal warm weather in winter along the way, but in the long run, the price we’ll have to pay for the industrial revolution and the chase for wealth will be dire (in my humble opinion).

]]> By: Jim http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/11/17/november-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-576913 Jim Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:10:34 +0000 http://irregulartimes.com/?p=15583#comment-576913 You've just reminded me I need to head out and check the pH of some soil intended for blueberry bushes this spring. It's a benefit to me that I can do this in November when the ground hasn't frozen yet and I didn't get to it in October. However, I wonder whether throwing off the rhythm of the plants in my garden and the woods surrounding it will wig them out in some way. Are there seeds that will sprout prematurely because of these relatively high temperatures, only to be frozen when the chill eventually settles in? You’ve just reminded me I need to head out and check the pH of some soil intended for blueberry bushes this spring. It’s a benefit to me that I can do this in November when the ground hasn’t frozen yet and I didn’t get to it in October.

However, I wonder whether throwing off the rhythm of the plants in my garden and the woods surrounding it will wig them out in some way. Are there seeds that will sprout prematurely because of these relatively high temperatures, only to be frozen when the chill eventually settles in?

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