Month: February 2009

trichoderma

Hi  Daffnetters,  The home  block  where  I  grow some of my daffs  has had bulbs  [mainly daffs , a few  gladioli], for over  30 years, frequently with short  rotations between lifting and  replanting. The replanted stocks , almost always have a…

Global warming & daffodils

Thanks Keith for your thoughtful reply. New Zealand has a very small population and economy. Records of chilling times would be a very low priority. Interesting your notes about soil temperatures. In Christchurch we always planted vegetables on the last…

Global warming & daffodils

  Keith Kridler Mt. Pleasant, Texas Below is a link to our nearby agricultural research center chilling hours page. New Zealand should have similar research centers that have been tracking weather for many years. http://etweather.tamu.edu/chill.htm Interesting thing for our part…

Study

Hi Folks, I have been contacted by a local teacher who has a Science scholarship… She has decided to explore the idea that daffodil flowering time may be an indicator of Global warming. I have advised that there are many…