Gardening @lemmy.world SchmidtGenetics @lemmy.world 5 mo. ago

The fun of living in a 3A climate.

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I thought hardiness zones were tied to the USDA, but that's hella cold for freedom units heading into May. Metric precipitation doesn't help, lol.
- Hahah it’s Celsius, Canada loves blending everything, so not surprised they didn’t make their own or just ripped the usda, but I think the usda covers Canada in the maps I was looking at.
  
  As a brit, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Canada uses kilometres instead of miles (we use miles / yards here and it's daft).
  
  Then I reached the company gym and saw everything was in lbs :(
  
  Canada has its own zone hardiness map. It takes many more factors into account than the American one does.
- 8 degrees Fahrenheit is too cold for rain though isn't it?
  
  Depends on the pressure I think. At atmospheric pressure, yes.
- yay.
  
  Got my Lillie’s mulched up atleast though.
Meanwhile heading into an Australian winter...
you be needin a hoop house.
- Most crops can make the season if you start early, but gourds are nigh but silly without a hothouse. Definitely thinking of making one or atleast a greenhouse to start earlier.
  
  Also, it may snow 2 feet on May 24, so whatever you use better hold that if you’re foolish enough to plant early.
  
  ouch. have to say that gourds are awesome. Im partial to acorn squash myself.
Soooo, too soon for starting a garden?
- I won’t start hardening off my starts until the middle of May.
8a here. We'll be between 7 at the lowest and 23 at the highest for the next 15 days. Looks like a fair number of rainy days as well.
It's pushing 90F here in 8a. The maps still call it 8b but we've seen 12F the past two years.
- It can get up to about that temperature before the end of May, but still frost risk… fml hahaha

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