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corvi

Turnaround Bed #1

garden of corvi

salt spring island · raised bed · 2 square metres Autumn

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Growing now

2 plantings

Harvested

0 times this year

Area

2 square metres

Type

raised bed garden type

Cylindrical raised bed at top of driveway, closest to house.

Lazy Hugulkulture filling: wood, cardboard, prunings, chicken poop, bagged topsoil.

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Growing now

strawberry
by corvi
rhubarb
by corvi

Jobs to do in this garden

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Temperature

Experimental · new and might be flaky

This year is close to usual

The average air temperature since 1 January is 8.5 °C, close to the usual 8.4 °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
August
16.0 °C on average
Coldest month
December
0.5 °C on average
Soil this month
2.6 °C
mean this month, top 7 cm

Records in the last 30 years

Hottest day
35.2 °C
28 Jun 2021. This year: 30.5 °C
Coldest night
-16.6 °C
20 Dec 2008. This year: -6.7 °C
Warmest soil
24.9 °C
29 Jul 2009. This year: 21.3 °C
Coldest soil
-6.5 °C
5 Jan 2004. This year: -4.0 °C
Show the monthly figures
Month Air, usual Air, this year Soil, usual Soil, this year
Jan 0.6 °C 1.3 °C -0.1 °C 0.1 °C
Feb 1.1 °C 1.9 °C 0.3 °C 1.6 °C
Mar 2.9 °C 3.0 °C 2.3 °C 2.9 °C
Apr 5.6 °C 6.3 °C 5.2 °C 6.1 °C
May 9.6 °C 10.9 °C 9.5 °C 11.5 °C
Jun 12.6 °C 14.0 °C 12.7 °C 14.7 °C
Jul 15.8 °C 15.1 °C 16.2 °C 15.9 °C
Aug 16.0 °C 15.2 °C 16.2 °C 15.7 °C
Sep 12.5 °C 11.1 °C 12.3 °C 11.5 °C
Oct 7.4 °C 6.6 °C 7.1 °C 6.6 °C
Nov 3.2 °C 2.8 °C 2.8 °C 2.6 °C
Dec 0.5 °C – 0.1 °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

In the usual frost danger

The usual last frost is 8 May, in 175 days. It has come as late as 21 May.

The frost season

  • Usual frost danger
  • Possible: as early or late as it has come
Usual last frost
8 May
has come as late as 21 May
Next frost danger starts
21 Oct
as early as 7 Oct, 341 days from now
Frost-free season
170 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 pineberry

Previously planted in this garden

2023

carrot carrot

About this garden

Owner corvi
Location
salt spring island

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23 inactive gardens

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