Re: Where are you?
- Subject: Re: Where are you?
- From: T* a* M* R*
- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 10:06:36 +1200
david feix wrote:
>
> --- Tony and Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> > Would people who write asking for suitable plants,
> > or other advice for
> > their area please remember always to state where
> > they live. Not
> > everybody on this list lives on the California
> > coast, nor even on the
> > shores of the real Mediterannean! :-)
Not only location affects
> assisting with plant selection. It would also be
> useful to know soil type, special circumstances such
> as extreme seasonal winds or regular wind, etc. As to
> winds, here in California we have at least two
> different types with greatly different impacts. The
> coastal winds off the ocean tend to be regular and
> consistent, and impact plants that don't like it cold,
> or get wind burn/misshapen in constant wind. The
> Santa Ana winds, or our local variation, the Diablo
> winds are seasonal and come from the interior and are
> hot and dry, and can fry plants that need more
> humidity, or have large tender leaves.
I see no South Australian has commented on this, but from my family's
experience the situation in Adelaide is very similar. There are sea
winds at cooler parts of the year, but in summer drying winds from the
hot desert centre of Australia sear the land and lift temperatures to 40
degrees C or higher. I have never myself been in Adelaide at that time
of year and certainly have no desire to try it. in spring, though it has
a very nice climate.
Moira
--
Tony & Moira Ryan
Wainuiomata - at the Southern tip of North Island, NZ,
Lat 41°15'S, Long 174°58'E (Antipodes of Spain/Southern France)
