04-07-2003, 09:32 AM
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Re Zones
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| On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 23:25:17 +0100, "jon"
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| ~Thanks to all who replied. I was looking for planting zones. Stupid of me
| ~for not making this clear.
| ~I have a friend who has an Almond/Olive grove in region 9 or 10, (Southern
| ~Spain) and he is hoping top grow some soft fruit common here but unavailable
| ~there.
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| Most of these listed fruits are cool-area fruits. Raspberries for one
| will not grow in mediterranean climates. This is why they grow best in
| Scotland in the UK - they need the cool and long days. Kiwi will
| probably do fine as they're too tender for uncovered growth in the UK,
| and I'm not sure about apples (which do need a fair bit of water) but
| I think with the rest you may have problems.
For decent apples, you also need some winter chilling and fairly
cool summers. They don't do well in the tropics, or even most of
the USA. Plenty of fruit, yes, but not of good quality.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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