Can plants predict the weather?

[Greenleaves]

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?

[Kristen]

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 ...

[Kristen]

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 ...

[Alison]

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.

[Two_Sheds]

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

[Kristen]

... 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?

[veggiechicken]

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

[Noosner]

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...