RE: [gardeners] Zone question
Margaret Lauterbach (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 13:35:13 -0600
At 11:56 AM 7/24/01 -0700, you wrote:
>What is your average winter low temperature?
>
>Terry
Terry, the zone designation isn't for the average, but for the lowest
expected temp. For instance, we get winter temps down to minus 10 F., so
that's zone 6. On an average of every 10 years, our temp drops below minus
20, so that's zone 4. We have so many winters where our low temps are
between minus 10 and minus 20, that I prefer to regard this as zone 5 on a
good day. If you're shelling out money for expensive trees or shrubs,
figure zone 4. But our average temperature is 22.4 degrees F above zero.
Margaret L