Climate and Soil
Algoma transitions from climate zone F in the south to G, H & I in the North and lies within plant hardiness zone 4b. From May-October 2016, Thessalon, a farming hub in Algoma, experienced 473 mm of precipitation, 1,552 growing degree days and 2,463 crop heat units. Soils are predominantly shallow (generally under 2 feet deep) humo-ferric podzol, with the occasional exposed bedrock.
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