project budburst, people!

[ritaxis]

Go here. (North Americans only: it's aimed at USians but Canadians and Mexicans should also be able to participate rather easily). Now, find a plant that's not in bloom, preferably one that hasn't leafed out (good luck on either of those, in my area, in the second half of February: we're definitely in Early High Spring over here). Preferably one on their list but pick anything. Watch that plant. Every day! As soon as it starts doing something, send your data to the phenology folks.

I figure the iris douglasiana hybrids in my back yard and the buckeyes down the street are good marks.

The almond tree is about a third of the way into full bloom, and the double flowering purple plum trees at work are completely into full bloom and when exactly did that happen? Nothing last week, then this amazing pink display this week. And a blast of plum blossom scent when you walk by. Oh my, oh my, oh my dog. How much I love that plum blossom scent.

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I'm hoping

[dragonet2.livejournal.com]

that everything here will remain dormant until it's SAFE to bloom. This doesn't count the fact that sometimes in this time of year it's warm enough that the plants put out faux buds that are meant to be stricken off by frost.

I think I reported in my LJ that my dearest hubby found the Last Bag of Frozen Cherries from 2006, put them where I could find them in a freezer (we have a chest freezer and an old upright refrigerator/freezer in our basement plus the posh 'fridge in the kitchen that has two vertical doors plus outputs ice or ice water via an outlet in it's front).

I'm hoping that it happens like you suggested, we have a Mast year, we've had enough water all winter and if it just stops going below freezing before the magnificent cherry buds and blooms all will be cherries and cake!

Re: I'm hoping

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

I keep forgetting we have all this canned and frozen and dried fruit. I have to work on getting it all eaten, now.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

Well, so far, the only thing that's come close to flowering is the moss on my mulch.