Sugar Belles —anyone growing?
Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
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Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
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Iowa Belle (lobelle) anyone grow it?
Comments (6)I just did a weather history check for this past winter for here. Our coldest day was 0 degrees F. We had 11 days out of the entire winter that it was between 0-10 degrees F. We had 31 days of winter that were between 11-19 degrees F. The rest of the days were 20 degrees F. or above. But, the winds are bad here in the winter, so, the wind chill would drop some actual temps. JIM...See MoreAnyone growing La Belle Sultane
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