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Brooke

Brooke's Garden

garden of Brooke

Canberra, ACT, Australia · 20 square metres Spring

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Growing now

8 plantings

Harvested

0 times this year

Area

20 square metres

A garden full of edibles.

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Growing now

harvesting now
bishop's crown pepper
by Brooke
apple
by Brooke
black currant
by Brooke
blueberry
by Brooke
asparagus
by Brooke
cape gooseberry
by Brooke
blackberry
by Brooke
bay laurel
by Brooke

Jobs to do in this garden

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Temperature

Experimental · new and might be flaky

This year is warmer than usual

The average air temperature since 1 January is 12.7 °C, which is 1.0 °C above the usual 11.7 °C for this date.

Air temperature each month, this year and usually

  • Usual for the month
  • This year

Soil temperature each month, this year and usually

  • Usual for the month
  • This year
Warmest month
January
20.0 °C on average
Coldest month
July
5.2 °C on average
Soil this month
16.0 °C
mean this month, top 7 cm

Records in the last 30 years

Hottest day
41.0 °C
4 Jan 2020. This year: 40.1 °C
Coldest night
-5.1 °C
2 Jul 2017. This year: -2.4 °C
Warmest soil
31.0 °C
1 Feb 2020. This year: 29.8 °C
Coldest soil
-2.1 °C
3 Jul 2017. This year: 2.0 °C
Show the monthly figures
Month Air, usual Air, this year Soil, usual Soil, this year
Jan 20.0 °C 20.6 °C 21.9 °C 22.6 °C
Feb 19.0 °C 19.8 °C 20.9 °C 21.4 °C
Mar 16.8 °C 17.4 °C 18.4 °C 18.5 °C
Apr 12.9 °C 12.1 °C 14.0 °C 12.7 °C
May 8.8 °C 10.9 °C 9.4 °C 11.3 °C
Jun 6.1 °C 8.2 °C 6.3 °C 8.5 °C
Jul 5.2 °C 5.9 °C 5.1 °C 6.2 °C
Aug 6.3 °C 7.7 °C 6.4 °C 7.9 °C
Sep 9.4 °C 11.2 °C 9.8 °C 11.5 °C
Oct 12.5 °C 13.6 °C 13.3 °C 14.4 °C
Nov 15.4 °C 15.3 °C 16.8 °C 16.0 °C
Dec 18.0 °C – 19.8 °C –

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These figures are from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so your own rain and temperatures can differ. Check your national weather service before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Frost

Experimental · new and might be flaky

Frost danger has passed for this year

The latest a frost has come in past years is 12 Nov, 2 days ago.

The frost season

  • Usual frost danger
  • Possible: as early or late as it has come
Usual last frost
13 Oct
has come as late as 12 Nov
Next frost danger starts
5 May
as early as 13 Apr, 172 days from now
Frost-free season
201 days
in a typical year

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These dates are estimates from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so a cold spot can be colder. They may be wrong, so check your national weather service and ask local growers before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Suggested companions

horseradish kiwifruit straggly gooseberry walnut

Previously planted in this garden

2014

bean

2013

beet beet
basil
capsicum capsicum
butternut squash butternut squash
carrot carrot
bell pepper bell pepper
cabbage cabbage

2012

cavalo nero cavalo nero

About this garden

Owner Brooke
Location
Canberra, ACT, Australia

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