Back here, at 40 degrees C
- Subject: Back here, at 40 degrees C
- From: r* c*
- Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 00:19:03
Dear Alessandra,
Those of us in the Los Angeles, California area, like Angela, who grow
vegetables, may not like the overcast mornings and weak sun afternoons we
have been having lately; but those of us who grow primarily flowers and
roses find the weather wonderful. Usually, when the summers are extremely
hot and sunny, some roses and perennials take a long summer nap, to be
revived only when it gets cooler in the autumn. However, this mild weather
has kept us in roses and flowers and, as a bonus, cut down on the irrigation
that hot sunny days inevitably mean. Also, I think Angela gardens near the
coast, where it is typically 10 degrees (fahrenheit) cooler than it is in
our inland valleys. My vegetable gardening friends in inland valleys have
had no trouble with tomato production. In fact, many tomatoes usually stop
producing if it is extremely hot.
I think I remember learning from a visit to Italy with Jan Smithen two years
ago, that the summers there are not as dry as the summers in southern
California. Don't you usually get a rain shower every two weeks or so? In
southern California, we often get no rain whatsoever from about April until
November -- not one drop!
Alessandra -- I just love the Olive garden at La Landriana. I especially
love how the olive trees, with their dark distinctive trunks and grey
foliage formed a border and frame for the soft grey, purple and yellow
colored plants. Where are the 100 roses going? and are they mostly modern
varieties or older ones?
I also think I remember reading that La Landriana is very close to the
coast, on former marsh land, and that it was once a farm. I always thought
this was one reason it was so floriferous.
If I am wrong about any of these surmises, pleas set me straight.
Best regards,
Robin Corwin
Studio City, Ca (inland valley)
Zone 9/10, Sunset Book Zone 21
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