As I worked in my garden this past few days it is an eye-opener to learn what a difference less than eleven and a half degrees of latitude makes in the world of back yard homesteading.
By all outward appearances a lot. The corn in Hattiesburg, MS (31.33 degrees north) is above waist height. Call it belly to shoulder height - depending. The corn in Brussels, WI (44.73 degrees north) is ankle height.
But the proof is in the results - like these:
Fresh picked watermelon...
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And homegrown, garden tomatoes... 
Don't tell anybody but I think I ate two fist-sized garden tomatoes at my first sitting.
Yum!
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