Yea we do get warm in the summer. I don't know the terrain in that part of California, but I know that a lot of people in higher elevation areas struggle with many crops more than I do here.
That's an almanac average, but I don't put anything in the ground too early (except some brassicas). Everything else gets protected until I am sure it's not going to freeze again. I spend too much time growing from seed to stick my little plants out in unfavorable conditions.
That's nearly opposite. I spend 8 months bundled up.
Hello!! We have a lot of varieties of tomatoes here too... I hope you can provide me with some techniques for growing other variety of tomato... I wanna learn more...Hello!
I garden in zone 4a. I have a veggie garden that is approx. 1/8 of an acre, as well as a few additional flower beds. My favorite things to grow are heirloom varieties of tomatoes, beans, and squash, as well as a variety of herbs. I also enjoy veggie oddities and unique plants. I am a sucker for sweet peppers - the kinds that roast down to be juicy and delicious! And I love growing plants that push the growing season here in central MN! Sometimes I am successful and sometimes I'm not, but that's part of the fun! I don't use pesticide/fungicides/herbicides as I like to know that the foods that I am growing are as natural and healthy as I can produce. I grow most of my plants from seed, and take pride in saving seed for future seasons. I am a big advocate of adapting seeds for your own garden conditions. Throughout and after the gardening season, I enjoy preserving the goodies that I have grown, and I can, ferment, dry, and freeze as many things as I have time to preserve. Because I have a short window between frosts, I also have an extensive indoor plant collection to keep some greenery in my life year-around.
My upcoming projects include landscaping several more flower areas around my house. I plan to focus on hardy decorative perennials and bulbs. This endeavor will be quite a learning experience for me! I'm excited to learn and share gardening tips and experience here.
That's nearly opposite. I spend 8 months bundled up.
Agreed. I was going to remove some stakes from my garden last fall but they are frozen in now, guess I'll have to wait til spring..lol And now I can enjoy the long-keeping foods, like squash (and yes, beans!) and the goodies I've preserved.i really like all four seasons, i like the variety, i like being able to take a break from gardening for a while, i like seeing a nice white blanket over the stuff i was supposed to get around to months ago but never made it, etc. nature is forgiving, in this case it is for giving me a break!
and beans. i love sorting beans.
We might spend less than 8 weeks bundled up, although I put on long sleeves on the first cold snap and don't put on a short sleeves T-shirt until it gets WARM! LOLThat's nearly opposite. I spend 8 months bundled up.
