"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message
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"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message

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We've had 6 years of continuous drought where 30 year old trees
have
tried to die but been resurrected by 3 days of watering. Last
year
the grasshoppers ate just about everything in the garden
including
stripping the leaves totally off 2 apples.

Now I've just had a killer of a frost as I've just been thinking
it's
time to plant the tomatoes. Thank heavens I stick to the maxim
of
neverplant till I know who won the Melbourne Cup.

The frost killed all the new growth on my buddlia (sp?), has
knocked
new growth on the roses, has done for all the new leaves and
grapes on
at least 100 of the grape vines and killed all the flowers on
most of
my Irises.

Sodding weather. 3 days ago it was aircon in the car because it
was
so hot (over 30C) and last night it was back to fires and the
winter
duvets. Sometimes I wonder why I bother.

Never thought of Australia as having frost - ever!

They even have ski resorts. I may be mistaken, but I think the
skiing is
more reliable than in Scotland.

More skiable snow than Switzerland in fact.

Even Queensland has frost.

Parts of it.