Autumn fourteen

What surfer doesn't care about the weather? Who hasn't predicted the arrival of a new swell? Do all of it here!

Moderators: collnarra, PeepeelaPew, Butts, Shari, Forum Moderators

Donweather
Harry the Hat
Posts: 2599
Joined: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:29 pm

Re: Autumn fourteen

Post by Donweather » Tue Jul 01, 2014 1:35 pm

Braithy has his mango theory and I have my Agave theory. One of my older Agave's is flowering. Never seen this before but have also noticed it quite common on other agaves around the traps at present. Just wondering if this relates to the current onset of the predicted strong El Nino?

Anyone else know if these plants did similar in 1997 (our last big El Nino)?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/martinlabar/6811482839/

alakaboo
Huey's Right Hand
Posts: 22623
Joined: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:33 pm

Re: Autumn fourteen

Post by alakaboo » Tue Jul 01, 2014 4:04 pm

As a matter of fact, 2 agave plants near me last flowered in 1997. But they've been cut down now so I can't validate. And obviously they died, I meant the other ones in the clump.

But I thought they needed rain and fertiliser to flower.
They take 5-40 years to flower depending on species, are you in a place where the plants were all put in about the same time?

User avatar
steve shearer
BUTTONMEISTER
Posts: 44820
Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:20 pm

Re: Autumn fourteen

Post by steve shearer » Tue Jul 01, 2014 6:00 pm

could this be the missing link to understanding the ENSO cycle?

not really a cycle, it's an oscillation but you get the drift.
I want Nightclub Dwight dead in his grave I want the nice-nice up in blazes

Donweather
Harry the Hat
Posts: 2599
Joined: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:29 pm

Re: Autumn fourteen

Post by Donweather » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:18 am

alakaboo wrote:As a matter of fact, 2 agave plants near me last flowered in 1997. But they've been cut down now so I can't validate. And obviously they died, I meant the other ones in the clump.

But I thought they needed rain and fertiliser to flower.
They take 5-40 years to flower depending on species, are you in a place where the plants were all put in about the same time?
The one that is flowering at my place is one of the first ones we planted and we haven't removed any pups from her. The mother is flowering and the mother will die at the end of the flowering. My observations are that alot of other Agave's around Brisbane are also flowering at the moment. Something that I've not certainly seen or noticed before occuring on a regular basis. We have not fertilised it nor watered it for a very long time.

These plants thrive on drought conditions. Any wet feet and they die quickly. So my guess is if they're flowering now, these plants are under the impression that we're in for a long, dry hot spring/summer....which would by far be the best conditions for their new plants to commence growing in.

Nice to see that 1997 also had these plants flowering!!!

User avatar
crabmeat thompson
Huey's Right Hand
Posts: 26042
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:57 pm
Location: good fanks

Re: Autumn fourteen

Post by crabmeat thompson » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:29 am

long hot/ dry winter, spring and summer ... this means we're back to hardly any swell too, eh?

All i remember in the last drought was I hardly ever surfed anything other than beachies.
Kunji wrote:
Wed May 27, 2020 8:09 am
Would you mind throwing in a little more homoeroticism

User avatar
black duck
Snowy McAllister
Posts: 5099
Joined: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:47 am

Re: Autumn fourteen

Post by black duck » Wed Jul 02, 2014 12:04 pm

Sth Coast around Ulladulla currently solid 5-6ft and clean.
Why am I at work...
smnmntll wrote:
Wed Aug 01, 2018 3:20 pm
You foaming spangoloids need to chill before you all do wetties on the carpet

User avatar
crabmeat thompson
Huey's Right Hand
Posts: 26042
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:57 pm
Location: good fanks

Re: Autumn fourteen

Post by crabmeat thompson » Wed Jul 02, 2014 5:30 pm

black duck wrote:Sth Coast around Ulladulla currently solid 5-6ft and clean.
Why am I at work...

Because Joe Hockey said you needed to do the heavy lifting. For the nation.
Kunji wrote:
Wed May 27, 2020 8:09 am
Would you mind throwing in a little more homoeroticism

User avatar
black duck
Snowy McAllister
Posts: 5099
Joined: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:47 am

Re: Autumn fourteen

Post by black duck » Wed Jul 02, 2014 5:47 pm

Braithy wrote:
black duck wrote:Sth Coast around Ulladulla currently solid 5-6ft and clean.
Why am I at work...

Because Joe Hockey said you needed to do the heavy lifting. For the nation.
Well, young joe can go suck one...because.... fcuk the nation I've just decided to go down the coast. Be mixing it with the all too numerous hordes on school holidays no doubt but I don't care. It's a mid year thing. joe will understand. If rockin can go skiing then bugger it, I'm going for a surf. Next couple of days should be ok to catch something of the current swell that's around. Hear that sound Braithy.... that's the sound of me not doing any heavy lifting.
smnmntll wrote:
Wed Aug 01, 2018 3:20 pm
You foaming spangoloids need to chill before you all do wetties on the carpet

User avatar
crabmeat thompson
Huey's Right Hand
Posts: 26042
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:57 pm
Location: good fanks

Re: Autumn fourteen

Post by crabmeat thompson » Wed Jul 02, 2014 7:36 pm

well done black duck. we need more soldiers like you, son.
Kunji wrote:
Wed May 27, 2020 8:09 am
Would you mind throwing in a little more homoeroticism

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 27 guests