You just never know.
I wish people who think that "science" means that even complicated things follow simple rules and can be predicted would do more gardening!
Even simple plants are VERY complex. There might be some surprises lurking there.
Usually, as soon as I'm sure I know what some of my plants are reacting to, something totally different happens. I SWEAR they do some of that stuff just to mess with my head!
>> This has been such an unusual year for rainfall its kinda thrown me for a loop.
This last July was the hottest one Seattle EVER recorded. A radio station started listing all the "firsts" or "mosts" that this July accumulated, and it lasted for the rest of my drive home.
It seemed to me that this winter was also one of the warmest I ever heard about for the coastal PNW.
Oh, well, I just have to remember to sell my property after it becomes "ocean frontage", and before it becomes underwater.
