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August
Climate
August is the hottest month.
One reason for this is the high night temperature.
Some people say Japan is hotter than Saudi Arabia or Vietnam.
The table below shows the actual daily highs, lows and their mean values on my balcony.
One reason for this is the high night temperature.
Some people say Japan is hotter than Saudi Arabia or Vietnam.
The table below shows the actual daily highs, lows and their mean values on my balcony.
| Highs / Mean Values | Lows / Mean values | |
| Aug. 01 - 10 | 32 - 33oC / 32.7oC | 24 - 28oC / 26.9oC |
| Aug. 11 - 20 | 33 - 37oC / 34.7oC | 27 - 29oC / 28.0oC |
| Aug. 21 - 31 | 29 - 35oC / 32.8oC | 24 - 29oC / 27.2oC |
Fuchsias in August
The best way to cope with such high temperatures is to keep fuchsias away
from heat.
My fuchsias stay indoors all day, as shown on the right.
In daytime, the room temperature is between 27oC and 31oC, several degrees lower than outside, even with the air conditioner switched off.
My fuchsias stay indoors all day, as shown on the right.
In daytime, the room temperature is between 27oC and 31oC, several degrees lower than outside, even with the air conditioner switched off.
Heat-tolerance test of Angel's Earring
The pictures shown on the right was taken on August 7.
The two Japanese-bred fuchsias (Angel's Earring series) are left outdoors to be tested for heat-resistance.
The two Japanese-bred fuchsias (Angel's Earring series) are left outdoors to be tested for heat-resistance.
Dual Pearl (left) looks all right while Pink Opal (right) looks a bit tired.
Edit 2009: Pink Opal appears to have a tendency to shed lower leaves in high temperatures.
Edit 2009: Pink Opal appears to have a tendency to shed lower leaves in high temperatures.
Root rot
Fuchsias do not always survive a summer, even if they are protected against
heat in a room.
The photo shows F. fulgens in the middle of August.
You can see the edge of leaves are browning, which is a symptom of root rot.
There is no choice but to dispose of this plant, because it's most unlikely to recover from this state in summer.
The photo shows F. fulgens in the middle of August.
You can see the edge of leaves are browning, which is a symptom of root rot.
There is no choice but to dispose of this plant, because it's most unlikely to recover from this state in summer.
August poses serious challenges to fuchsia growers here.
Edit 2009: F. fulgens proved to survive a summer if you put it into dormant state by stop watering.
Edit 2009: F. fulgens proved to survive a summer if you put it into dormant state by stop watering.
Term/s:
- AmeDAS - Automatic Meteorological Data Acquisition System installed by the Japan Meteorological Agency. A total of 13,000 AmeDASs are installed across Japan (as of January 2007). The measurement data are accessible via the Internet.
JulyMonth
- December (2006)
- January (2007)
- February - 1
- February - 2
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October - 1
- October - 2
- November
The fuchsia year shows year-round care of my fuchsias, from Dec. 2006 through to Nov. 2007
as an example.
The original articles were written in Japanese language for fuchsia growers in Japan.
Temperature averages in August 2007:
Daily high:34.1oC
Daily low:25.0oC
(Data by Nearest AmeDAS)
The original articles were written in Japanese language for fuchsia growers in Japan.
Temperature averages in August 2007:
Daily high:34.1oC
Daily low:25.0oC
(Data by Nearest AmeDAS)
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