Paying for a warm winter?

[Spidubic]

Report on CD989:

Norfolk fruit growing season the “worst” seen in 30 years

[kishgo]

Apples appear to be the hardest hit, plums, peaches and nectarines yet to be determined. At least according to Global News.

[observer]

Not to suggest that this is in any way as important as the fruit growing situation, but for the first time I can remember, I had irises that were in bud - and froze. The lilac is also not blooming very well.

I think it wasn't so much the warm winter - as the March summer!

[kishgo]

We have lots of lilac trees and lillies too but in the two seasons we've been here, nothing has bloomed. I think the lack of sunshine on the plants is a factor. They are under a canopy of taller trees. Does that make sense? I can't think of another reason why there are no blooms.
Slightly off topic, sorry!

[observer]

The lilies, I find, will practically lie on their sides to try to get to the sun. (the bulbs, I mean - not the day lilies). But this is the first year for so few blooms on the lilac.

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