Isn’t Queensland too hot and humid?

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  1. The Y-man

    The Y-man Moderator Staff Member

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    Very true! :)

    Big difference in the garden though..... I got to say one thing I really envy for those living up north is being able to grow avos, mangos, papaya in their back yard.... I have to settle for stone fruits, apples and oranges....

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    The Y-man, 25th Dec, 2021
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  2. Traveller99

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    Queensland is one big place. Weather varies enormously!
     
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  3. The Y-man

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    In Melb, the weather varies enormously in one day :D:D:D

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  4. Scott No Mates

    Scott No Mates Well-Known Member

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    They grow perfectly well in Sydney too - you don't need to go to visit Qld

    PS: they don't run on DST up there either.
     
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  5. geoffw

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    Avocados are grown in Victoria. I've bought them from an orchard near Glenrowan, and there are other places around the state. They tolerate a few frosts, so Melbourne may well be ok

    Edit: growing avocados in Melbourne:
    Avocados - Bulleen Art Garden
     
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  6. Gockie

    Gockie Life is good ☺️ Premium Member

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    My aunty in Sydney is growing pineapples amongst other things. They purposely planted them behind the garden shed which tends to be hot. 20211225_131006.jpg 20211225_131013.jpg
     
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  7. The Y-man

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    They can take several years to fruit - the article suggests 5 to 13 years for seedling grown fruit. Even then, it appears that conditions have to be just right.
     
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    Wow! U mean you have trees with no fruit down south?

    Come to qld!!

    That's worse than a pub with no beer!!
     
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    It's a fruitless attempt.

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    Is @geoffw on leave or have you taken up the dad jokes/been promoted?
     
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    It has snowed where I live, so I have to agree with that.
    I find January to be the worst for heat but the air con takes care of that. It's the cold that I can't stand..
     
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    Depends.

    In Brisbane it can get hot (though not any hotter than say, Western Sydney) but it doesn't get humid at all.
     
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    And they only yield one fruit per plant, right? I've always wondered: how on earth is it economically feasible to sell them for a few dollars each.
     
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    Brisbane gets humid... o_O

    Are we living in the same city? :eek:
     
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    Hell no, my in-laws have a huge tree in their back yard, and avos are all over the ground after the birds and things get to them....

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    Maybe @jaybean is from some equatorial SEA country :D

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  18. The Y-man

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    Granite belt?

    We've got friends in Goomburra, and blimey yeah, they have colder winter mornings (as in bloody solid frost) and hotter summer days (as in really stinking hot) than us here in Melb.

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    Yes, well not me but that's where my family is from. And that's how I define humid!

    In Malaysia / Indonesia / Singapore etc it's a sticky hot. I don't really get that in Brissy.

    And mould isn't really an issue - in houses, in your clothes etc.
     
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  20. The Y-man

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    Yeah, I remember one trip to Bintulu - I hung out some t-shirts to dry in the full rip roaring 40 degree sun - and it didn't dry.....

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