No. 02Phenology
How to read growing degree days
Every degree-day number is a recipe — a base temperature, a method, a start date and a weather station. Change one and the date moves. A working guide to reading them, and to where they mislead.
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- No. 03IndustryOctober 5, 2026Who remembers the garden?A garden takes decades to become itself. Its working memory can leave with one person. What botanical gardens can teach estate firms about preserving the reasons behind the work.
- No. 02PhenologyOctober 2, 2026How to read growing degree daysEvery degree-day number is a recipe — a base temperature, a method, a start date and a weather station. Change one and the date moves. A working guide to reading them, and to where they mislead.
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How plants keep time — heat, not dates — and how to read the clock they actually follow.
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