This is the time of year when the gardener is working very had at risk assessment. The calculation is how soon can the tender plants go into the garden without being harmed by frost or low temperatures.
The Farmer's Almanac says that at Hamilton Royal Botanical Gardens, the last spring frost is May 3rd and first fall frost is Oct 11 with 160 days of growing season. And then the note that this is a 33% probability.
Compare that with Veseys guide and the first frost date for Hamilton is May 1 - 10 and last frost date is October 11 - 20. Their entry for St. Catharines is incorrect as it says May 21-30 and it should be the same or warmer than Hamilton. Their data comes from Environment Canada. I like that information, as we are at May 11.
Most of us want to make an attractive outdoor space. It could be there are other reasons for getting out there early. There are garden world records to work towards. You can apply now for the largest garden planter. This is an invitation from Guinness: - This record is for the largest garden planter in terms of volume.
- This record is to be attempted by a team of unlimited size.
- This record is to be measured in cubic metres and centimetres, along with the imperial equivalent in cubic feet and inches.
- For the purposes of this record, a garden planter is defined as a cuboid wooden structure for growing garden plants. The planter must have legs.
For those of us who like lots of plants in the garden, Kew Gardens in London has the world record for the largest collection of living plants at a single-site botanic garden. That was achieved in 2021 with 16,900 species. Other awards include the largest flower arrangements, the heaviest carrot and most impressive floral carpet. There's a Guinness Award for a tree in Canada with 10 different types of fruit. And then the world's largest vertical garden. What about the British gardener who had one stem of tomatoes with 1,269 cherry tomatoes on it. That would be very wonderful.
| 
No comments:
Post a Comment