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  1. Growing Rhubarb Is Easy

    As cold air moves downhill along slopes it picks up heat by mixing the actual warmer cooling. Moving air tends to be warmer than stagnant air in low spots or on mountain ranges for that reason. South and west facing slopes pick up more heat than flat land, north facing slopes less. Grapes are often planted on south and west facing slopes in order to consider advantage with the extra heat to make the same grapes more gratifying. In mild climate fruit trees can be planted on north facing slopes for ...