{"id":116,"date":"2016-04-12T12:56:39","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T16:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/susagctr\/?p=116"},"modified":"2016-04-12T12:56:39","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T16:56:39","slug":"the-new-normal-planning-for-wetter-and-warmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/susagctr\/2016\/04\/12\/the-new-normal-planning-for-wetter-and-warmer\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Normal: Planning for Wetter and Warmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Suzy Hodgson.\u00a0 Originally posted\u00a0 March 28, 2016 on the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/farmclim\/2016\/03\/15\/seasoned-farmer-andy-jones-talks-about-the-seasons-at-intervale-community-farm-and-how-he-stays-ahead-of-the-weather\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Farming &amp; Climate Change Adaptation Blog<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Normal temperatures at the end of March in Burlington, Vermont are typically in the mid 40s. \u00a0Over Easter weekend, it was <a href=\"http:\/\/w2.weather.gov\/climate\/index.php?wfo=btv\" target=\"_blank\">16 degrees warmer<\/a> than normal. With the <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.com\/news\/climate\/news\/record-warmest-winter-us-2015-2016\">warmest winter on record<\/a>, what does this mean for Vermont farmers?<\/p>\n<p>Revisiting <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/farmclim\/2015\/04\/30\/139\/\">Tamarack Hollow Farm<\/a>,\u00a0I checked in with co-owner Amanda Andrews.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SH:\u00a0 How is your new location working out?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>AA:\u00a0 Our new farm was great last season and held up during the heavy spring rains while our old farm was flooding. That said, heavy rains continue to be a worry, and so we are planning with erosion in mind.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To control erosion, we are planting low-growing <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/farmclim\/2015\/10\/21\/302\/\">cover crops<\/a> between beds, moving towards a permanent raised bed system. We also installed drainage tile in one field with heavier soils to ensure it dries out quickly, even with heavy storms.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>SH:\u00a0 Spring is coming early this year \u2013 did we even have winter? \u00a0 How has this affected your plans? Any thoughts on pests and diseases?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>AA: \u201cWith the warm winter, we are expecting heavier pest and disease pressure, so we are planning to use more row covers to control insec<\/em><em>ts \u2013 and the diseases they spread.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCertain vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers), we are only growing in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrcs.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/nrcs\/detailfull\/national\/programs\/?cid=stelprdb1046250\">tunnels<\/a>. I am growing additional varieties of greens this season, especially looking for heat and disease tolerance as the three month forecast looks like a warm spring and summer.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/farmclim\/files\/2016\/03\/greens-in-hoophouse-intervale.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/farmclim\/files\/2016\/03\/greens-in-hoophouse-intervale.jpg\" width=\"257\" height=\"342\" \/><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Suzy Hodgson.\u00a0 Originally posted\u00a0 March 28, 2016 on the Farming &amp; Climate Change Adaptation Blog Normal temperatures at the end of March in Burlington, Vermont are typically in the mid 40s. \u00a0Over Easter weekend, it was 16 degrees warmer than normal. With the warmest winter on record, what does this mean for Vermont farmers? 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