Fun thread. We are in a "summer green" climate. While some (most) things in the herb garden are perennial, they are dormant in winter so we harvest and dry during the summer, for use in the winter. (Rosemary, thyme, lavender, all the mint family) No basil in the winter save for the pesto we make at the end of the summer, nor cilantro (but we do harvest the coriander which keeps all winter)

We have two sad little citrus trees, which give approximately two fruits apiece each year. I herd them into the house in October and put them back out in May. Probably not worth the trouble but I grew up in a "winter green" climate and really miss having citrus trees in my yard!

Paradoxically, because we do not have AC in the house, it actually gets warmer indoors during summer than most "winter green" houses probably do, so we still refrigerate all the food. (Not the tomatoes naturally, they would turn to mush)

This time of year is a frenzy of harvesting and preserving. You can of course get anything at the store year-round but it tends to be shipped in from far away, which is unappetizing on many levels!

Our climate doesn't really fit those categories. The grass is green both summer and winter. Well, normally. Last year grass went yellow in some areas. Scary. For produce we are temperate. No outdoor citrus, melons or peppers but lots of temperate fruit and vegetables. Bay trees and rosemary are hardy and the ground doesn't freeze. No AC in houses and little need for regular irrigation in the garden.

I’m in a winter green area. The citrus trees at the house I just left fruited all year round. I’ll miss those trees.

Here in Brittany, it's the same as for Flora, except our winters are much milder. It's very rare for us to get frost or snow. It's a particularly rich place for all types of food. Veggies grow like weeds. Fruits that like cooler weather like strawberries are plentiful. We have great meat and fish. Our summer fruits like melons and peaches come from the south. It's not worth tryoing to grow most things as tap water is expensive and we collect rain water but there's never enough for a veggie garden. Courgettes would be very expensive! I do grow herbs, salads, and anything I can't find in the shops like kale and other interesting cabbages like cavalo nero. Plums are just coming into season. Yum.

I create my own climate.

Over the years, I spent many hours building a greenhouse, a rain barrel watering system, a solar panel system, and an indoor year round high power LED grow light system.

You will be surprised about how many free construction stuff you can get on Freecycle and Craigslist.

dcarch

Wow, dcarch - that's impressive!

Our winter months can be dry, so many things are brown, but it's definitely veggie gardening season - which is basically Sept.-June. Summers are lush and green - when we get regular rain - which we did not this year.

Right now, we are harvesting mangoes, Key limes and my macadamia tree is starting to drop nuts. The mango trees aren't mine but belong to a generous neighbor. We had bananas a few weeks ago - those are now finished, but there's a new bunch forming already.

I put almost everything in the fridge too 😀

Can you imagine?:

Last week I got 3 (yes three) used Toyota Prius c hybrid batteries !! from Craigslist. I just checked, a reconditioned used one can cost more than $1,000 each.

I will be adding more powerful batteries to my solar system. Free!!!

dcarch

Carol, I think you're close enough to tropical not to fit the dichotomy, being more a rainy season/dry season thing, so third category, rainy season green, works. :) I've only been in Florida during the dry season, but it was unseasonably rainy. :)

I feel like all those seasonal conditions have gone out the window now that climate disruption is ramping up...