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Old January 9, 2021   #1
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Hello Tomatovillians.
Can anybody help me with the English tomato category terminology?
I know there are at least two points of view: plant size and fruit size. Determinate, dwarf, indeterminate but that's the end of my knowledge. Cherry, cocktail, slicer etc. And I suspect there are some other criteria too.
Thank you very much.
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Old January 9, 2021   #2
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They are commonly divided into groups by leaf type, growth habit, color, fruit size, time to maturity, fruit use, and country of origin.



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Old January 9, 2021   #3
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Thank you.
That's overwhelming. I am probably unable to cope with all the info. I'll have to go through it step by step and quite slowly, too.
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Old January 11, 2021   #5
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So far, so good. I've received a link to tomato categories and to Tomatoville acronyms and abbreviations.
However, there's at least one more thing I'd really like to understand: the climatic zone system. Do you know of a clear but comprehensive explanation? If so, can you send me a link, please?
Thanks a million.
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Old January 11, 2021   #6
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Old January 11, 2021   #7
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Thanks a lot.
I've looked through the Internet and found Building Climate Zones, which are numbered from the South. The zones on this link are numbered from the North. And the scale used here is the latter. Letters are A = humid, B = dry, C = marine. Is that right?

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No. I live in Zone 7A (Atlanta) which is just a slightly more precise version of 7. Here is a more precise map, showing the sub-lettering.


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Old January 11, 2021   #9
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Perfect, thank you.
I am a bit in the picture now. There's some difficulty in converting °F to °C, but if I really need it I have a convertor. The point is I can't get the idea at first sight, the way I do in °C.

If it isn't trouble for you, what are the temperatures down in Georgia right now? Here it is about 32°F or a bit lower.

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At this exact moment, it is 41 degrees.
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Not very different from here. Has the temperature dropped below 32°F this winter? I am trying to estimate which zone our climate is similar to. Maybe 5.
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Here is a very simple visual chart for quick comparison of C and F temperatures.

https://fivejs.com/wp-content/upload...Fahrenheit.jpg


This is a more detailed one.
https://www.speedytemplate.com/celsi...on-chart-1.asp
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There are several European hardiness zones maps online that are based on the US zones. They are based on historical temperatures in your area.
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If you are at your computer an easy way is to type convert 50 Celsius to Fahrenheit. It will get there before you finish typing. The answer is immediate and at the top. This convert function works for many other conversions.

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Yes, I've just looked at one. It seems we, that is where I live, are in Zone 5/6 as there's an island of 6 nearby. And the whole zoning system is based on "hardiness", which I understand as the minimum winter temperature (not average) that the perennial plants may have to survive. But my garden is an indisputable 5 being at 570 meters a.m.s.l. However, precipitation is not taken into account at all.

Thank you all. It's great to know who I could compare to.
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