quick genre question

[ritaxis]

Is it within genre bounds for a "steampunk" story to have its premise about agronomy, genetics, and urban forestry?

And for the era to be AU almost 1920?

Comments

[trinker.livejournal.com]

I can pass this on to people who are more active players in the steampunk world, but my gut on this says 1920 is too far forward for steampunk. I think by WWI, we're past the age of steam - aerial combat with internal combustion powered heavier than air craft is pretty clearly early modern, to me.