Re: Factors affecting iris bloom season
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Factors affecting iris bloom season
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 02:24:57 -0700 (MST)
In a message dated 29/01/97 04:12:48, Jeff writes:
<< In Utah in the spring the soil must warm up from a frozen
state, which I doubt is the case in England. >>
Our soil freezes to a depth of four to six inches OCCASIONALLY and then only
for a week or two at most. Lowest nights here are usually around -5C/23F most
years, down to -10C/14F in harder years. This year we've had several nights
of -8C/18F during a three week period when the temp never got over +1C/34F.
Further north (north of Manchester) then -10C/14F is more common. Highland
Scotland has in recent years got to -20C/-4F but only maniacs try to garden
there!
Our climate is a bit more like Oregon, although I would say a little drier
here (Cornwall and Ireland are much closer to Oregon). Our seasons are fairly
steady in their changes, but the occasionally "shocker" comes our way - last
year we had frost in mid May (very unusual here) and 25C/77F in mid April (I
got suburn!). That really fooled the irises!
Graham
Croftway Nursery
West Sussex (that's on the south coast if you did not know), UK
croftway@aol.com
