Gardening in the Face of the Climate Catastrophe: Part 1

The Climat Catastrophe is real. There has been considerable discussion about this. The deniers are dangerous but I cannot waste any time arguing with them. They are wrong. My focus is on what I can do and what others who garden can do.

Today is September 26, Fall has begun. My cosmos just began to bloom a week ago and are thriving. The tomato plants are healthy and while all the flowers are gone, the tomatoes are slowly turning red. On Monday the temperature was 26 celsius.  The normal temperature for this time of the year is 18.

The glass gem corn and the sunflowers are healthy and I will be harvesting the corn soon. The grex beans have been harvested.

This summer was wetter and cooler in June than last year. We had a long hot dry spell that ran from July into August, more intense than the year before. Many farmers will not have a crop to take to market or if they do, the yields are significantly smaller. this does not bode well for our future food supply.

I have been talking with long-term residents here and especially with those who garden. There is an increasing concern that the unpredictable weather makes it difficult to plan and plant. A few days back I produced a blog on seed germination and climate change,  Soil temperature is critical to plant development. You can read this post, here

So what can we, growers, do?  Stay connected to find out. Also, I'd love your suggestions on how gardeners can carry on gardening in the face of the Climate Catastrophe. Please use the comment sections to share your thoughts.

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We Are Nature Working

The Climate Catastrophe is upon us.  Can we halt its assault?  If yes, how do we do this? My next few posts will explore the steps humans have to take to stop and reverse the damage the Climate Catastrophe has, is and will cause.

I believe that within the problem, the solution can be found.  The Climate Catastrophe is human-caused, therefore, humans ought to be able to solve the problem. Before continuing with this thread, I want to mention the other problems that humanity is facing and must take responsibility for creating or at least, exacerbating.

The situations/problems confronting us, in no particular order, are, racism, poverty, hunger, homelessness, violence, discrimination in all its forms, soil degradation, pollution, loss of biodiversity, please feel free to add anything I have missed in the comments section

We cannot adequately address the climate catastrophe unless we have a course of actions that also resolves these realities.

We need to reassess our relationship to nature and all the beings that make life possible.  I hear people say we need to get back to nature. I say we cannot get back to that which we never left.  What has happened is humans have lost touch with their true nature.

The title of this post, We Are Nature Working was chosen to clarify the human role, not as Masters, or Owners but as team members with specific functions that when undertaken have a positive impact on ecosystems. What is that function?

How do you relate to the natural world? Read this, please.