Originally Posted by
DaveQ24
Well, I wasn’t sure, obviously, of the exact phenology of your climate, but if you are Hobart, it’s overall similar to mine in Metro Detroit, Michigan, except your winters, cold though they are by Australian standards, are much less cold than here, because Tasmania is surrounded by immense ocean, a heat sink. Your daylight statistics are almost exact, I’m at 45 degrees 53 minutes N, Hobart is shown as 42 degrees 52 minutes south. I am not a fan of winter darkness and the very short days - I love the long days of our Summer Solstice. Enjoy your spring and summer - it goes all too fast.
My other big passion is gardening, in about a month I will start my first plants for 2018 indoors under lights, peppers, artichokes, eggplant, ornamentals such as Asparagus fern and geraniums. It seems the older I get the faster the seasons flow.
It would be similar to where you are, and perhaps even more similar to the Pacific Northwest. It actually reminds me quite a lot of Vancouver Island.
Unfortunately, although our winters aren't terribly cold, our summers aren't terribly warm. In fact, they tend to be quite cool. Some people like that, but I prefer a bit more heat. Happily, this past week was "hot" and I loved it. It has, however, cooled off again now.
Rowan is the gardener in our family ... he actually works in agriculture. But I enjoy looking at it all.