When will this tulip garden, located on the 45°N Latitude, emerge?
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"We had a very warm week in early February. Our tulips have started to emerge due to this warm period. Now it is cold again, we hope it doesn't hurt our tulips. "
Are springtime temperatures ever steady? How do the swings in temperature affect the tulips? As temperatures rise and fall across the continent what kind of patterns do you see?
Do
the Math:
We now have 73 gardens emerging out of 463 planted. What percent have
emerged?
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Elementary School, Cogan Station, PA, 02/24/09 "While outside for recess today it was discovered that several of our tulips had emerged. 60+ kindergarten children went crazy! |
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Journey North uses tulips to indicate spring's arrival throughout the country.
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But
here's a question to ponder: "Does
spring truly move northward?"
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| This week we're exploring the question about spring's movement across the continent. Five tulip gardeners have volunteered to help us. Each of their gardens is found along 45 degrees North, from the East coast to the western edge of the continent. Each is almost exactly the same distance from the Equator. | |
Read descriptions of each of the 5 garden locations. You be the detective and decide if you think they will emerge at the same time, or predict otherwise!
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2
of 3 gardens in this study have now emerged.When will the garden
nearest the Pacific Ocean emerge? Why is this one last? Gardeners in Apple Valley reported, "Our temperatures have raised up into the 60/70 degree level on most days this last week, However, we still drop down into the 30's on most nights. ." When will Calagasas report in? |
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Please
report:
1. Tulips PLANTED
2. Tulips EMERGED
3. Tulips BLOOMING
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this on any page.
The
Next Tulip Garden Update Will Be Posted on March 5, 2009. © 1997 – 2019 Journey North. All rights reserved.
