Re: Global warming and your garden

<Persephone> wrote in message 
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> WARMING CLIMATE IS CHANGING LIFE ON GLOBAL SCALE, SAYS NEW STUDY
> A vast array of physical and biological systems across the earth are
> being affected by warming temperatures caused by humans, says a new
> analysis of information not previously assembled all in one spot. The
> effects on living things include ****earlier leafing of trees and
> plants ****over many regions; movements of species to higher latitudes
> and altitudes in the northern hemisphere; changes in bird migrations
> in Europe, North America and Australia; and ****fting of the oceans'
> plankton and fish from cold- to warm-adapted communities.
> -- full story >
> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514131125.htm
>
> Any NG members notice "earlier leafing of trees and plants"?
> I realize it's a very short time scale...but...

No, I live in TN and this is one of the coolest darkest springs we've had
in 
years. This morning it was 58F and the heat was coming up. We never needed

heat here after May 1st before.

>
> Inquiring minds...
>
> Persephone