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Re: [GWL]: Cotswolds Zone

Graham, and also Carol Wallace : Many thanks to you both for the good
information. I would also advise everyone to have a look at the last posting
on this subject from John MacGregor. It has quite a few more interesting and
useful websites on this same subject.

Tom Ogren
tloallergyfree@earthlink.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Rice" <garden@tiscali.co.uk>
To: <Gardenwriters@topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: [GWL]: Cotswolds Zone


> There is no such thing as a USDA-type map for the UK, partly because
> in Briatan the climate so is so uniform (compared to the US) that
> there is thought to be no need.
>
> For historical thirty-year climatic statistics for different parts of
> Britain, go to
>
> http://www.meto.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/station.html
>
> and click on the individual weather stations marked.
>
> Graham Rice
> Northamptonshire, UK
>
> >I have long been curious: Is there a similar zones of winter hardiness
just
> >for Europe? Something European, not from our USDA?  In my book,
Allergy-Free
> >Gardening, I have a pretty decent zonal map of Europe, where I converted
> >their climate to my best estimations of our USDA zones. But I'd love to
see
> >something on this order, from the Europeans. Does anyone know where to
find
> >such an animal??
> >
> >Tom Ogren
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "James Allison" <jallison@compuserve.com>
> >To: <Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 10:58 AM
> >Subject: [GWL]: Cotswolds Zone
> >
> >
> >>>  what USDA Hardiness Zone might sum up that region
> >of England. <<
> >
> >As Margaret and Graham have suggested, the Zone is somewhere between 7
and
> >9. The area has relatively mild winters, but some higher parts of the
> >Cotswolds can get cold late springs that affect plants badly.
> >
> >Unfortunately the US zone system is not entirely comparable to the UK
> >climate as we do not get the hot continental summers of the USA. Many
> >plants that grow well in USDA zone 8 may not fare well in the UK. They
may
> >not be directly killed by the winter cold, but the lacklustre summers can
> >result in the late maturing of plants which therefore have insufficient
> >reserves to survive the winter.
> >
> >One benefit is that plants which suffer from leaf scorch in hot US
summers
> >may do much better in the UK's softer climate.
> >
> >James Allison
> >Gloucestershire, UK
> >
> >
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