Feb 3, 2012Will warm winter hurt growers?
Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Thursday, traditionally meaning another six weeks of winter.
Alabama, however, has experienced a winter like no other. In addition to an unusually wet season, a combination of a La Nina pattern and positive North Atlantic Oscillation phases have also kept cold temperatures in Canada, bringing spring-like temperatures to southern states.
The soggy winter has also fooled certain plants and animals into thinking spring has sprung. Tim Harper of White Dove Nursery said he’s noticed plants beginning to bud, which means more work because they have to be trimmed back. The News Courier
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