Interesting Radio Programme

I have just been listening to Costing the Earth on Radio 4 about the change in growing season since the 60's, very interesting and may be of interest to others. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07wby0l

 

Good find.
Although it may be one month longer I do believe that the quality of that growing season has reduced.

 

I agree with what Tony Kirkham said about the 4 seasons merging to become 2 seasons and that things were less predictable these days and this tended to make gardening harder in some ways.

 

Interesting, just think basing climate change on the last 50yrs or so is being a bit short sighted.

I'm yet to be convinced,
I can remember mild winters, I can remember cold winters, and we still get them.
I can remember late frosts that kill all the blossom.etc.

And that is just in my lifetime, which is nothing compared to the whole scheme of things.

Of course I can only speak of where I live, what is going on in other parts of the world, I cant comment.

All I know is, when we do get a severe weather event, we get the experts saying we need to prepare for more of this, its climate change, be it cold ,wet, hot, windy.

Then then go on to point out that a particular event has been the worst since, 18**.