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On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 17:08:26 GMT, Janet Baraclough..
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On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 17:28:02 GMT, Janet Baraclough..
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LOL. Have you visited the northern half of the UK, Frogleg? :-)

No. Just London. However, because it's darker there in winter,
there'll be *more* sun in summer, no?

No :-) If only!

I do stand by my advice -- the
more sun, the better.

Depends what you're growing and at what latitude. Jo is in France;
further south and warmer than the UK with less cloud cover, more sun,
and more intense light.

In some circumstances, afternoon shade and wind shelter could be
preferable.
Hot afternoon sun and wind together is fine for herbs, maquis and
coastal plants with narrow/ hard/ silvery leaves etc but can be a deadly
combination for plants with large soft green leaves like tomatoes,
lettuce, beans or potatoes.

I'm going to have to draw some diagrams for myself. :-) I know that
the further north you (in the northern hemisphere), the longer the
summer day is. It may be true that the sunlight is less intense,
however.

In midsummer we get nearly 23 hours of daylight, but it's nothing like
the brilliant high-intensity light nearer the Equator...cloudy skies are
a common feature of north UK summers.

They certainly grow veg, incl. tomatoes in Fairbanks, which
is approx. 65N.

There's a big difference between continental climate and the UK's
maritime one.

Janet.