Re: Seasons
Nan Sterman wrote:
>
> Dear southern hemisphere gardeners -- please forgive my ignorance, but if a
> plant blooms in jan or Feb in the southern hemisphere, is that the middle
> of your summer season? It seems like I should know, but it becomes a bit
> mind-boggling to turn the world upside down and reinterpret it.
Hi Nan,
As a couple of people have already replied to you - yes, you are right.
To be precise, your mid-winter's day (winter solstice), is our
mid-summer's day (summer solstice).
As you know, this occurs in late December, but the season continues to
warm up for another couple of months after that, even though the day's
are beginning to get shorter (down here) or longer (up where you are).
Our hottest days usually occur in early/mid February.
Right now, we are just approaching mid-winter day.
Tony
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata,
New Zealand (astride the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).
