Green Building Forum - Things growing better Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:19:28 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 Things growing better https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148847#Comment_148847 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148847#Comment_148847 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 11:47:12 +0100 tony
eg foliage, moss on roofs, weeds, crops, trees, all plants in fact.

I have noticed that plants and weeds seem to grow in roads and footpaths much more than they used to, hedges grow over roads, trees need pruning and controlling more often than in the past.]]> Things growing better https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148849#Comment_148849 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148849#Comment_148849 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 11:49:56 +0100 billt Things growing better https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148850#Comment_148850 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148850#Comment_148850 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 11:54:13 +0100 owlman Things growing better https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148851#Comment_148851 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148851#Comment_148851 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 11:54:13 +0100 tony Things growing better https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148852#Comment_148852 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148852#Comment_148852 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:03:44 +0100 Joiner

Big relief, Tony. Thought it was just me. :wink:

But I thought the matter had been covered some time ago as just one of the implications of rising CO2 levels. More or less a no-brainer given the acknowledged primary function of CO2 in a plant's life cycle. Perhaps it's one of those things that is so obvious that it doesn't warrant attention? Well, not too much anyway.

I think it's well in hand... http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/effects-of-rising-atmospheric-concentrations-of-carbon-13254108]]> Things growing better https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148853#Comment_148853 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148853#Comment_148853 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:18:34 +0100 Ed Davies Posted By: tonyA barely mentioned consequence of increased levels of CO2 in our atmosphere is that things grow faster.

Actually, that's widely commented on but not usually true. The “CO₂ is plant food” argument has been used a lot by the more “skeptical” elements. It's true that CO₂ can be the limiting factor in plant growth and adding more can increase the growth (common in greenhouses where nutrients, temperature, humidity and water are well controlled) but for most wild plants other factors are more limiting so extra CO₂ has little effect.

If things are growing faster then it could be it's down to it being warmer and wetter rather than more COâ‚‚ directly.]]> Things growing better https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148854#Comment_148854 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148854#Comment_148854 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:22:39 +0100 Joiner Things growing better https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148856#Comment_148856 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148856#Comment_148856 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:36:18 +0100 Seret Posted By: JoinerI'd just attributed the lush (in the old sense of the word) growth in our garden to the combination of plenty of rain, lots of sun, and very mild, damp mornings with cool nights, not climate change.

Very much so. Fantastic growing weather lately.]]> Things growing better https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148857#Comment_148857 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148857#Comment_148857 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:38:55 +0100 Ed Davies Things growing better https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148858#Comment_148858 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148858#Comment_148858 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:39:18 +0100 nbwilding Things growing better https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148862#Comment_148862 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148862#Comment_148862 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:19:03 +0100 DamonHD
CO2 is not a limiting factor most of the time in my understanding too: transpiration and loss of water while trying to get access to atmospheric CO2 is more typically so for our climes IIRC, so the wet (along with moderate temperatures) is possibly the biggest factor for any increased growth you may be seeing here in the UK.

Rgds

Damon]]> Things growing better https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148865#Comment_148865 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148865#Comment_148865 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:46:15 +0100 Joiner ]]> Things growing better https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148883#Comment_148883 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148883#Comment_148883 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:24:09 +0100 SteamyTea
There was a bit about seagrass in my favourite comic the other day.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21825-mowing-down-seagrass-meadows-will-cut-loose-carbon.html

Nearly 20 billion tonnes are currently stored by this one plant and the first meter of bed under it.]]> Things growing better https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148884#Comment_148884 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148884#Comment_148884 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:27:44 +0100 nbwilding Things growing better https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148889#Comment_148889 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9213&Focus=148889#Comment_148889 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:35:23 +0100 Joiner