Everything growing too early.

[bramble]

This week my plum tree has buds on.
My gooseberry has leaves and little flowers on.
My lily bulbs which are outdoors in half barrels are all up.
Two tulips in blossom ss well as all the daffodils.
Surely this has to tell us something about climate change.

[veggiechicken]

I mark the year by the date of the first daffodil to flower - I need one for St Davids Day, March 1st.
Last year there was one in flower on Christmas Day but I've also had to wait until mid March in recent years.
Here, there seems to be a 10 year cycle of hard winters with heavy snow and then mild winters without. we're in the mild winter phase.

[Can the Man]

My daffs are only budding, but my blueberry bushes have leaves and buds on them. Also my hazelnut bush has a catkin type bud on it.

[Chestnut]

Snowdrops are out, but no daffs yet. Few new weeds appearing on the plot- the surest sign that spring is on its way!

[burnie]

My grass needs cutting...…………………..

[Can the Man]

My grass needs cutting...…………………..

Mine does too, but it’s to wet to cut, and the ground is like a sponge with all the moss growing through it.

[Mamzie]

We have catkins on our cobnut trees, daffodil buds really to open ...

AND yesterday found 2 strawberrys along with some flowers on the apline strawberries I have growing in pots at back of greenhouse ready to add to our old stone walls...

[quanglewangle]

I track first opening of Blackthorn blossom: usually second or third week of February here but none yet this year.

[roitelet]

Daffs in full bloom, Snowdrops nearly over, Black thorn in bloom and a Prunus that usually doesn’t bloom until mid March in bloom now. All well in advance of the usual time.

[toomanytommytoes]

We've got self-seeded nasturtiums germinating in the shade.

[Babru]

I track first opening of Blackthorn blossom: usually second or third week of February here but none yet this year.

Well Quangle, hate to boast, but it's flowering here in Edinburgh .

[ameno]

I'm not quite that bad, but my supposedly late-flowering apricot looks like the first flower will open any day now (although it's new, so it's a possibility the variety was mislabeled), my Czar plum is well on it's way, too.
I've got leaf buds coming on my outdoor trifoliate orange, as well.

[quanglewangle]

I think whats happening here is that trees are later because of the persistent winds but low or sheltered plants are on time or a little early since it hasn't been cold. Lowest this winter abot 4°C

[mrbadexample]

I have snowdrops, crocuses and daffs.



Cherry, plum and gooseberries all showing signs of life. Hope it's not too early.