Is This Really Spring Weather?
Spring – Has it Sprung Yet?
So, what do the weather techies and scientists say about this year’s spring weather? Well you might be surprised... or again, you might not.
The National Met office say that we are now seeing a Growth Season for plants that’s around a full month longer than in 1990! Wow that sounds an awful lot to me. That surely must be good news ? - but unfortunately it will also favour crop pests and diseases too.. For more details on how the weather is affecting plant growth and the environment click here and here.
However on an evergreen topic for farmers, in the UK grass growth has been slow this spring but the good news is that grass growth is now picking up at last, hurray!! (interesting fact for today: did you know that it needs to be above 6 degrees centigrade for grass to grow?) See here and here for more info on grass growth this year.
And more good news: the European Commissions are predicting good crop yield forecasts on winter crops and spring sowings, hurray! see here for more info
So the effect of tour spring weather on plant growth seems to have been a bit of a mixed bag then... but whatever the weather, as you walk around Spring seems to certainly have Sprung and the animals (human and otherwise) and plants just seem to be getting on with it, whatever the weather ..!
Here’s a gallery of some spring pics – showing some of the up-and-coming plants and animals including EFD kids around the EFD habitat
