Change in weather and change in blooming times of plants. / myLot

January 11, 2016 11:04pm CST

Usually my poinsettias bloom in November without me having to do much to make them force bloom. However, since I wasn't in the best of health during these months I couldn't do much. This year my poinsettias , Christmas cactus and my chrysanthemums didn't really bloom too well. Just a few flowers here and there.. Only one of my 18 poinsettias bloomed .. That too because I took it indoors and left it there. I love the spectacular show that my Christmas cactus put on each year each year.. But was so sad to see just leaves on them this time around. I guess the plants are really confused with all this change in weather. We had a really warm Christmas.. In fact we had to turn the fans on during the day. Right now its only the veggies in my garden that are doing well. Have you noticed changes in your plant flowering patterns of late?

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hereandthere

@hereandthere (45628)

• Philippines

12 Jan 16

our jackfruit tree has a lot of fruits but they're small, wrinkled and dark.

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sofs

@sofssu (23660)

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12 Jan 16

@hereandthere Amazingly jackfruits are not in season until march / April here.. We already ate a couple of fruits from mom in law's trees this year.. the warm weather is to blame.

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hereandthere

@hereandthere (45628)

• Philippines

12 Jan 16

@sofssu i think it's the heat too because we were picking them summer last year, which is april to may

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sofs

@sofssu (23660)

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12 Jan 16

@hereandthere Yes we have had practically no winter at all this year.. its been warm and the plants/trees have started producing summer fruits already.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382664)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 16

I guess in our part of Australia the weather has been quite as different from usual as seems the case in UK and America.

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sofs

@sofssu (23660)

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12 Jan 16

@JudyEv How has summer been treating your plants there? I have been hearing that its a scorching summer there.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382664)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 16

@sofssu We're not gardeners so most of our garden are native plants who cope with the conditions. My melons are doing well.

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

12 Jan 16

I know one year my moms Christmas cactus became an Easter cactus so I guess it may bloom later.

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sofs

@sofssu (23660)

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12 Jan 16

@BelleStarr I was wondering if that could happen .. thanks for reassuring me of that.

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Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

12 Jan 16

You don't mention where you live, are you talking about plants outside?

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sofs

@sofssu (23660)

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12 Jan 16

@marlina I live in the sub tropical region and yes I am speaking about plants outdoor plants.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

12 Jan 16

I don't have any outdoor plants so I can't really say. I am impatiently waiting for the day we can move into a house.

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sofs

@sofssu (23660)

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12 Jan 16

@simone10 atually most of my plants were grown in the apartment we lived in for 15 years before we moved in here. I used my window sills and all spaces where there was natural light to grow my plants on walls and railings in pots for that purpose.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

15 Jan 16

@sofssu We have a lot of natural light but nothing to put the plants on. We may be moving soon so hopefully that will change.

Boingboing

@boiboing (13147)

• Northampton, England

12 Jan 16

Everything is much too early here.

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sofs

@sofssu (23660)

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12 Jan 16

@boiboing I have seen roses in bloom already on the news... In the middle of winter. Plants could be getting really confused I guess.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

12 Jan 16

The rainy days before Christmas helped my plants to prosper and lately the weather has been fine so my garden is practically blooming.

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sofs

@sofssu (23660)

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12 Jan 16

@salonga I agree all the spring/summer plants are flourishing while the winter plants didn't do too well here.

rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90717)

• Philippines

18 Jan 16

How i wish you can post a picture of your plants in bloom my dear . Your garden must be beautiful with all your flowering plants .

amnabas

@amnabas (14877)

• Karachi, Pakistan

12 Jan 16

Wow which veggies have you planted.

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sofs

@sofssu (23660)

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12 Jan 16

@amnabas Cucumbers, tomatoes, spinach , beans (a few varieties and gourds about ten varieties. They seem to be flourishing at the moment. While none of my winter veggies brussel sprouts, broccoli and lettuce hasn't one too well.

@DaddyEvil (174749)

• United States

14 Jan 16

No, it is winter time here, sofs! I don't have anything that blooms that can also survive the Missouri winters.

Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

12 Jan 16

well it's winter here, but my roses keep trying to regrow leaves and bloom again

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