I see you had a high of 14°C today. Is that normal winter temps for you, or do you more often drop below 0°C?
We might occasionally have that temperature on Christmas (our equivalent of your June 25), but I would never imagine I could be growing pea plants in December, since nighttime temperatures drop below freezing pretty regularly by then (and daytime gets bitter in January most years). Our growing season is over by the end of October, even for cold-hardy things like Brussels sprouts or kale.
And of course, we can't grow avocado trees in my region at all.
Um, actually I think yesterday was 18c, today's supposed to be 16C, and yeah, those are normal to high winter temps. If it hits zero we are like AAARGGH THE APOCALYPSE I AM DYING, and everyone tweets pics of the weather.
Technically, I think I am too far south for a good avo, but the last house I was in (which is up the road from where I am now) did have a banana grove and we occasionally harvested teeny tiny bananas.
I think my climate is similar to California coast?
Depends on what part of the California coast, but yes, what you're describing sounds a lot like where my friend lives in San Jose (which is a bit inland, but definitely near the coast). They have a rainy (winter)/dry (summer) season, and the annual temperature variation isn't as large as the US east coast.
(The middle of the US has the largest seasonal temperature variations.)
(I mean, the other day when I was whining about wanting to go to the pub, when I did finally walk down, people were standing in the road in swimming costumes and towels, having just come back from the beach, and that was the day after winter solstice. It was a particularly good day though, we had berg winds, which change the local weather considerably.)
Um...I have some struggling pea plants? My swiss chard just sprouted, and .... yep. That's it.
On the plus side my avo tree appears to still be alive and the succulents are all in bloom.
Oh hey, I think you've inspired me to do a gardening post. :D
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We might occasionally have that temperature on Christmas (our equivalent of your June 25), but I would never imagine I could be growing pea plants in December, since nighttime temperatures drop below freezing pretty regularly by then (and daytime gets bitter in January most years). Our growing season is over by the end of October, even for cold-hardy things like Brussels sprouts or kale.
And of course, we can't grow avocado trees in my region at all.
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Technically, I think I am too far south for a good avo, but the last house I was in (which is up the road from where I am now) did have a banana grove and we occasionally harvested teeny tiny bananas.
I think my climate is similar to California coast?
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(The middle of the US has the largest seasonal temperature variations.)
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Does it ever snow where you are?
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It does snow in the mountains though, in really cold winters.
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