il Tue, 06 Apr 2004 09:05:25 -0400, Steve Calvin ha scritto:


Thanks for those. I find the main one is geared for those in the
States (...) whereas I need the zones number description. Which
zones are where in USA are ultimately irrelevant to me - I won't be
planting there. :-)
The second site was what I needed - thanks.
Ah, ok... here's another that you may find interesting then. It doesn't
go into the "a's and b's" but may be helpful to you:
http://backyardgardener.com/zone/

hey thanks, i'll try that too. :-))

The biggest problem I have so far is finding out my local average
minimum temperature! I can find 'means' for big cities, rainfall
even, hours of sunshine, but has anyone done 'average annual
minimum'? nooooooo. sigh And if there is anything they have 'air'
and 'grass' temperatures but not averaged and some seem to leave off
the minus sign (that may be my browser). I think I'll give up on the
net and try my library or newspaper office. Seems to me there is
scope for the paper to put all it's weather records online.

BTW I was always told to plant garlic on the shortest day in winter
and yet I read here people talking of planting it in your spring.
Does it depend on climate?


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