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Climate type in Chengdu, Sichuan China

 
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I am moving into a 1st floor apartment that has a 30 sq m patio!  Yeah!!!  When I read about climates, most people describe their climate as 7c etc.  How can i find this same designation for Chengdu?  I would like to raise rabbits...and try to grow some autumn, winter, spring crops.
 
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I use weatherspark

Here’s a what they say about Chengdu

In Chengdu, the summers are warm, muggy, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are cold, dry, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 3°C to 30°C and is rarely below -1°C or above 34°C.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Chengdu for warm-weather activities are from late April to mid June and from early September to late October.



Here’s a comparison Chengdu v Reno (I just picked a random place in your state).

I looks almost subtropical with a monsoon season, so not sure if there’s a direct comparison with the US. I worked my way down the east coast and Augusta is a close comparison.

 
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a quick search i just did suggests that chengdu is fairly subtropical - the dominant non-agricultural plants are broadleaf evergreens. i think you’ve got a huge range of options re: what you can grow on your balcony. what do you want to grow?
 
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Have you thought about Tilapia? I have a friend in the Philippines who feeds them kitchen scraps. I’m sure there are many ways they could be incorporate into a small permaculture system.
 
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Tilapia? yes, the balcony has...maybe a 70 gallon aquarium on it.  I will only live here until July, so a lot of this, while hopefully will be productive, is a "classroom" for learning. If possible, I would like to grow sunflowers along the rear wall of the patio - it is a rod type fence, so would be very pretty from the back.   I want to do hydroponics in one of my spare bedrooms - experiment with getting "perpetual harvest" going, i.e. start one or tomato plants every month, so, once they start producing, I will always have fresh tomatoes. I won't need to can, freeze, dehydrate, etc (though dehydrated tomatoes have a special use in cooking).  I want to plant some nutritious kinds of lettuce - plant some each week and can harvest perpetually.  I AM GOING TO HAVE FUN THIS YEAR!  My dream, since I was 12 or 13, was to have a hobby farm, or gentleman's garden (whichever you prefer) when I retire.  I hope to use this year as my practice and learning ground.
 
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I think that region of China is where Li Ziqi is. She's a very popular youtuber and a personal inspiration... granted she has a huge farm and a mountain and forest... but as far as what grows around there, it may be similar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Ziqi_(vlogger)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoC47do520os_4DBMEFGg4A
 
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It looks like you are in zone 9b, With okay amount of rain in the winter and a ton in the summer.

EDIT: I found an interactive version of the map. https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-china-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php
So I would compare your climate to Tampa, Florida, USA, they are both zone 9b, wet summers (8inch) and drier winters (1inch)
https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-florida-2012-usda-plant-zone-hardiness-map.php

This green apartment complex seems pretty cool: https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/qiyi-city-forest-garden-tower-4/39567

 
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