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El Nino is a warm ocean current that rises up the west coast, sometimes as high as Vancouver. I changes the jet stream which is where the hot air meets the cold air. The jet stream frequently moves above the great lakes pumping warm air into southern Ontario. El Nino comes as a cycle about...

This is an El Nino year. In Toronto when we get El Nino we usually get an early spring followed by a cool wet summer and a late fall. I've had roses blooming in my garden at Christmas with El Nino. You take a chance putting plants out on April 18th but with El Nino it might be okay. I've...

It's not the heat I'm talking about, but the strength of the sun's rays which can easily bleach out the chloroplasts and halt all growth.

If you put those plants outside into direct sun you will fry the little darlings. Take them outside for only 15 minutes a day and start in the shade and gradually move them into more light. As they get used to the light then increase the time over a couple of weeks until they are outside...