Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 10:13:21 -0400 From: Tom Massey <massey@hal.fmhi.usf.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3281$foo@default> Subject: RE: Oz climatology
As I'm sure you noticed, you slipped and said zone 7 is colder than zone 6,
when in fact zone 7 is warmer than zone 6. When comparing the Carolinas
and Oz (Is this Australia?), I wonder if "climate" includes precipitation
and humidity?
Tom in zone 9b
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 8:21 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
While reading an orchid magazine from Oz, I came across a statement that
made me wildly curious. The statement said that the climate of one of
Oz's
states (I think NSW) was similar to the Carolinas here in the US. That
rang
all kinds of bells and makes me want to put a temperate Oz bog in the yard.
My question is what cp's from Oz would like such an environment.
The coastal Carolinas are US Zone 6, with the lowest night temperatures in
winter typically being in the 20's and 30's F and occasionally in the
teens.
Rarely does it snow significantly and by significant I mean an inch or so
that sticks. Atlanta, where the temperate Oz bog will go, is slightly
colder at Zone 7, which means we have a few more nights of weather in the
teens but winter lows are usually in the 20's F when they go below
freezing.
I'm also interested in terrestrial orchids so if you have knowledge on
those, please feel free to throw it in, plus a geography/climate lesson on
Oz would be great or a website. The country is still a mystery to me and
the people have the oddest accent <gr> I guess I shouldn't tease until
after the question is answered.
David
Atlanta
Zone 7
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Tue Jan 02 2001 - 17:31:37 PST