tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post8102602439393108903..comments2023-10-26T08:02:10.038-07:00Comments on Our Wee Farm: So THAT'S the problem!melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252897236597700469noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-2077894883642673382007-06-15T07:47:00.000-07:002007-06-15T07:47:00.000-07:00It amazes me what a small difference in temperatur...It amazes me what a small difference in temperature can do for which plants can grow where...I agree - G.W. is very scary!<BR/><BR/>And I love the violas - we have what we call "Johnny Jump-ups" (violas) that suprise me all over the place, never enough to make a patch of them, and I just can't seem to get to transplant them before they are gone again...melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252897236597700469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-73648730641054963022007-06-13T16:30:00.000-07:002007-06-13T16:30:00.000-07:00I had volunteer violas come up everywhere in my sm...I had volunteer violas come up everywhere in my small raspberry patch and I just love them. Then, I noticed that some pansies had self-sown. It's too bad our temps are getting too hot for these guys as I have really been enjoying seeing their friendly faces.<BR/><BR/>Between where I am and the eastern border of AZ/NM, there was a huge fire a few years ago. Thousands of acres of Ponderosa Pine were burned. Just this week I saw a program that trees other than pine were "filling in" the open spaces now. Gambel Oak and Manzanitas were moving in. Around here, Manznaita only grows in lower desert regions, not up at our higher elevations. That is, until Global Warming. <BR/>Years ago, at a Master Gardener Conference I attended, a representative of NOAA came, talked of global warming, and happened to mention that once the pines dies out, we would have plants more the likes of the Sedona area. <BR/>His words ring in my ears as I see evidence all around of this very thing happening.<BR/>The kicker was that he said this would happen years down the road...and it's happening before my eyes. Scarey!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933105773412843275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-5872045077452076432007-06-13T13:02:00.000-07:002007-06-13T13:02:00.000-07:00Yep, I heard that report about the rampant spread ...Yep, I heard that report about the rampant spread of more noxious poison ivy and other allergens thanks to slightly higher average temps. Scary, huh? We're "blessed" with poison oak here, but I haven't yet been affected....Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.com