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Planted

over 13 years ago 2013-06-09

Progress

unknown no finish predicted

Quantity

1 plant

Grown in

shade

Rating

not rated

Perennial

keeps growing year to year

Weather in East Coast, Central Vancouver Island New

Daily high and low
Too cold for valerian so farFrom Nov 15 to Nov 10, 69 of 361 days had a high inside the best range of 15–24°C. The highs were below the best range on 289 days and above the best range on 3 days. The weather was too cold on 281 days (lows below 5°C).
Latest, Nov 10: 5.8°C / -0.7°C2 °C frost lineGrows at 5–32°Grows best 15–24°
Daily rainfall
Latest, Nov 10: 40.1 mm
Rain
1,396 mm
Hottest day
25.9°C
Coldest night
-16.1°C
Soil temperature
3.1°C
Days in its best range
69 of 361
Days
361

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. The weather is modelled for the area around the garden, not measured in it, and runs a few days behind. The totals, charts and expected weather are our adaptation of that data.

Notes

under the apple tree in jim's memorial garden.

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In the usual frost danger

The usual last frost is 24 Jun, in 221 days. It has come as late as 30 Jun. 40 nights so far were at or below 2 °C, the coldest -7.7 °C.

This valerian planting against the frost season

  • Usual frost danger
  • Possible: as early or late as it has come
  • Planting so far
Coldest night
-7.7 °C
9.7 °C below the 2 °C frost danger line
Usual last frost
24 Jun
has come as late as 30 Jun
Next frost danger starts
26 Aug
as early as 1 Jul, 284 days from now
Frost-free season
64 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)

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Valerian

Valeriana officinalis

  • 1 planting
  • A perennial
  • Usually grown in shade