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Post by asiaticdarkperson on Feb 10, 2012 7:06:49 GMT -5
Hell yeah.
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Post by The Late Mitchell Warren on Feb 10, 2012 16:55:44 GMT -5
Yes, it often is  |
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Post by asiaticdarkperson on Jan 2, 2013 13:25:45 GMT -5
I feel so blessed and happy to be alive.. Life is just amazing and great, even when I'm not. I wish lots of happiness for all you guys.  |
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Post by grainnerhuad on Jan 4, 2013 15:46:02 GMT -5
Thanks. I am very glad you are back. How was the season in the country. And the orchards? How do they fare?
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Post by asiaticdarkperson on Jan 5, 2013 3:29:19 GMT -5
Well, I put pretty much every last cent I had into expanding and planting new trees. I've got people working there right now. By spring, god willing, I'll have an acre of cherries and another acre of sour-cherries. The old walnuts are really sick and it makes me sad. They were left in my care by my grandfather. But what's even more sad is that the academic community in Iran doesn't seem to have a clue what's going on. Also, the almond and peach trees in the region are dying off at a staggering rate and nobody knows why. Generally, I don't use any kind of chemicals on my land. The "academics" tell me that's my problem. But the problem isn't limited to just me, it's everywhere; new insects are appearing that the rural people have never seen before and to make things worse the winters aren't as cold as they used to be. Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari (that's where I work) is hands down the coldest region of Iran. In the past snow used to accumulate to such heights that entire villages would be buried; the temperature wouldn't rise above -10C for the entire winter and the lows would be in the -30s. (celsius) The past few winters there hasn't been a single day with a negative temperature. Sure, the nights still drop to -20 (last week) but as soon as the sun comes up it's freakin summer in December. So, as you can understand there is no more snow accumulation at all, which means the non-native insects survive the winter. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Iran_blizzardIt is said that when Cyrus conquered all the known world, his people came to him and asked him to move them to a warmer, softer country like Mesopotamia. (where there is no winter) Cyrus responded thus: "Soft countries breed soft people, we aren't going anywhere." Now, I can imagine what living in the ragged mountains of Iran must have been like 2500 years ago= the antithesis of what it is today. It seems Cyrus' people got their wish after all. I haven't seen a good snow since I came here. |
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Post by grainnerhuad on Jan 9, 2013 14:01:41 GMT -5
I would agree that the changing climate has a lot to do with it. Also that pesticides are not going to help. If anything they will likely make things worse.
In the past several years I have been reading articles about African viral strains (both human-animal and vegitative) appearing in Italy due to warmer seasons. Diseases not seen in over a century popping up.
In my area the rice fields suffer, but we have almonds and walnuts as well as fruits in abundance that are beginning to see the effects of these insect and bacteria blooms.
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