Farm Data
Here’s the data about Longleaf Breeze. If there’s something missing, let us know and we’ll try to add it.
Plant Hardiness Zone: 8A. Sunset Zone 31.
Latitude: 32.5 degrees N
Longitude: 85.5 degrees W
Altitude: Variable from 255 ft. to 390 ft. Cultivation areas are about 350 ft.
Average Rainfall: 52 in. per year
Average Heating Degree Days: 2,400
Average Cooling Degree Days: 2,800
Soil Type: The majority of the property and all the growing areas are classified as “rolling and hilly coastal plain,” and the soil on it is called “rains loamy sand.”
Percentage probability of sunshine (data from National Climatic Data Center are for Montgomery, AL, approximately 25 miles SW of Longleaf Breeze):
Jan 47%
Feb 52%
Mar 59%
Apr 65%
May 63%
Jun 62%
Jul 61%
Aug 63%
Sep 62%
Oct 64%
Nov 55%
Dec 49%
Annual average probability: 58%
Total land area: 88 acres +/-
Area under row crop cultivation: 1/3 acre +/-
Total area of cultivation including orchards: 6 acres +/-