Re: USDA zones (was Re: location)

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• Subject: Re: USDA zones (was Re: location)
• From: C* F* <c*@spennithorne.demon.co.uk>
• Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 23:55:01 +0100
• In-Reply-To: <35D31617.9F2D914E@uvi.edu>
• References: <19980812145509198.AAA204@mailhost.itexas.net><olwB1TAs4h01MwKJ@spennithorne.demon.co.uk> <35D31617.9F2D914E@uvi.edu>

In article <35D31617.9F2D914E@uvi.edu>, Richard Callwood III
<rcallwo@uvi.edu> writes
>Chris French wrote:
>> I guess it's a good idea, but doesn't help much for people from the UK
>> for whom the USDA zones mean very little:-)
>
>It is always good to know how the USDA (United States Department of
>Agriculture) determines its zones.  Fortunately, the zones are defined
>in a manner that can be applied anywhere in the world.  Your zone is
>determined by the coldest your location gets in the winter.
>
<snip stuff about zones)

USDA zones can't really be applied to the UK, there is more to it than
just the temp range.

A big difference between the UK and US is that we have a maritime
climate, whereas the US is basically continental.

For instance, it doesn't get that cold here on the whole, but it can
fluctuate above/below freezing, and be very damp for weeks on end. Many
plants  which can take a cold snap (even quite low) hate that cold damp
weather.
-- 
Chris French
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