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Dec 2, 2011 7:41 AM CST
Name: Janet Super Sleuth
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Tee, it's the water which keeps this country 'mild'. Hilarious! There's the Gulf stream which runs up the west side of the country helping our 'temperate' climate. I live over 53° latitude north which is some way up compared to places on the east coast of the US such as Newfoundland which gets colder weather! The gulf stream is said to be diminishing due to global warming which will plunge us into another ice age! Blinking

http://modernsurvivalblog.com/...

We also have a jet stream running high up over the country, if that moves south we get the arctic weather pulled down, if it gets pushed north we get warmer weather pulled up from the south such as Africa. We are also exposed to very cold weather in the winter coming from the eastern continental mainland such as from Russia where inland temperatures can be very low. The milder weather usually comes from the south west off the ocean from the direction of the Caribbean.

It makes for 'interesting' weather! Rolling on the floor laughing That is, often dull, cold and more dull and cold. We feel really priveleged to get some of that stuff called sun and heat.

A plant's ability to survive extreme cold often depends on length of day, amount of sun and heat and length of season. We have very long summer days but very short winter days, it now gets dark before 4pm and will be dark around 3.30pm by the shortest day.

Mulching will definitely be useful, I found two apples under a few leaves from the Horse Chestnut tree which survived last winter! It's the lack of sun and heat which will make the difference, bananas stop growing below 16C so they can't build up strength to survive.

It's not so odd using the USDA zones here when you consider people connect universally, but I don't think many people consider zones here too much other than it will or will not live here, or might live here if you are desperate enough to give it a try. Rolling my eyes.

St. John's, Newfoundland .. Latitude: 47° 34' North

http://www.timeanddate.com/wor...

Lincon UK .. Latitude: 53.2317° north

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/we...

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