049 : Growing Degree Days: A Better Way to Understand your Growing Conditions
The Maritime Gardening Podcast · The Maritime Gardening Podcast
October 21, 201731m 35s
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Show Notes
“Growing Degree Days” (GDDs) are a measure of heat accumulation that indicates how favorable the growing conditions are in your area. If the number is really high, you can grow anything, if it’s low, there’s some things you just can’t grow. Every plant has a certain number of GDDs it needs to reach maturity. GDDs …