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> According to Gemini this city is much colder than Essex, and yet

And according to science Fribourg offers more growing degree days

https://weatherspark.com/compare/y/45015~56049/Comparison-of...

Only infinitesimally more (most of what that chart is showing is that the growing degree days come earlier in the year), and it also gets colder and has a shorter growing season. I'd expect most plants to like this less.

Huh? Fribourg is literally colder, especially in September.

Sure, but there is a reason we came up with growing degree days, wikipedia is one click away

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