I just looked up the "growing degrees" at Westerly, RI and compared this year to last.<br><br>The cumulative growing degrees through this date last year were only 395; this year they are 567.<br><br>To get approximately equal growing degree days, the dates to use are:<br>
<br>6/26/2009   565 GDD<br>6/14/2010   567 GDD<br>Westerly, RI<br><br><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KWST/2009/3/20/CustomHistory.html?dayend=26&monthend=6&yearend=2009&req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA">http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KWST/2009/3/20/CustomHistory.html?dayend=26&monthend=6&yearend=2009&req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA</a><br>
<a href="http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KWST/2010/3/20/CustomHistory.html?dayend=13&monthend=6&yearend=2010&req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA">http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KWST/2010/3/20/CustomHistory.html?dayend=13&monthend=6&yearend=2010&req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA</a><br>
<br><br>The Chinese chestnut near my workplace has fully expressed male catkins.  Anyone wanting to pollinate this year needs to be prompt!<br>