Iris wrote: th the jump in the price of energy, supposedly there will be high?
>heating bills this winter, I was wondering what effect this maybe having?on people who grow orchids especially in colder climates? <edit> >Global warming is affecting many temperate climates. There is talk that the Syracuse area is now in Zone 6, but USDA has not published a new official map yet. >Iris > The USDA will have no affect on your heating bill nor how cold Syracuse is. Drive from Hempstead Long Island (Zone7) in January to LaGuardia Airport and hop a flight to Atlanta, GA (also Zone7). There may be a few days that the temperatures are close. But if you take the average temperature rather than the average minimum temperature as the zone maps do, you'll have a much better look at what your heating (and cooling) costs would be. So changing your zone from 5 to 6 may have absolutely no affect on you average temperature and your heating bills at all. Gary _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
