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  • #1

    Can plants predict the weather?

    I have been researching Red Duke garlic and came across an article by someone who believes autumn planted Garlic is a great plant for predicting the weather:

    All root and no foliage equals a cold winter

    All foliage and shallow roots mild and wet

    Do you know of any other weather lore relating to veg?
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  • #2
    Originally posted by Greenleaves View Post
    came across an article by someone who believes autumn planted Garlic is a great plant for predicting the weather
    Here's what I believe then!: Nothing can predict the weather, plants particularly; plants' health/vigour/virility/whatever reflects the growing season that they have had, not the one that is coming up.

    I recorded the date of the Ash and Oak coming into leaf out of curiosity regarding the "Ash before Oak we're in for a soak, Oak before Ash its only a Dash" and over the course of nearly 10 years it was complete crapola ...
    K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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    • #3
      And whilst I'm off-on-one here's another thing that cannot predict the weather - The Daily Express

      Why folk pay good money for sensational headlines designed only to sell newspapers beggars belief, to me at least.

      Here's the most recent one: 31-Jul-2014 "Hottest August in 300 YEARS on way as jet stream BOILS Britain"
      SHOCK WEATHER FORECAST: Hottest August in 300 YEARS on way as jet stream BOILS Britain | Nature | News | Daily Express

      And another:

      17 November 2013: "100 DAYS OF HEAVY SNOW: Britain now facing worst winter in SIXTY YEARS"
      Winter 2013 expected to be worst since 1947 with heavy and persistent snow forecast for UK | UK | News | Daily Express

      Dear oh dear ...
      K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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      • #4
        What plants can do is react to the conditions as they happen and it may well be the case that trends can occur but I don't believe they can predict. Bit like the old wives tale that loads of forest fruits = a severe winter. Total rubbish half the time.

        Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

        Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Alison View Post
          Bit like the old wives tale ...
          ... how to predict the weather using seaweed:
          Keep seaweed hung on a nail outside yer window. If the seaweed becomes wet, it's raining
          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
            ... how to predict the weather using seaweed:
            Keep seaweed hung on a nail outside yer window. If the seaweed becomes wet, it's raining


            You could get an upmarket stone instead?

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            • #7
              I have a weather forecasting bowl of water outside the window.
              If there are ripples its windy
              If I can see drops faling, its raining,
              If there are shadows its sunny
              If there are birds bathing in it, its hot
              if its empty, its hasn't rained for a long time

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              • #8
                I do believe that certain beverages can predict, not weather, but how I am going to feel later:

                Beer before wine makes me feel fine
                Wine before beer makes me feel queer...
                My Autumn 2016 blog entry, all about Plum Glut Guilt:

                http://www.mandysutter.com/plum-crazy/

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