winter vegi's?
Todd wrote:
On 08/15/2012 09:15 PM, Billy wrote:
In article ,
"David Hare-Scott" wrote:
Don Phillipson wrote:
"Todd" wrote in message
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Hi All,
This is new concept for me: winter vegetables. Our
winters (Northern Nevada) gets down to at 25F at night
with a handful 0F. Daytimes in the 50's. Snow fall
is about 6" at its worst and usually melts that day.
As far as I can tell, that means cabbage, carrots,
spinach. Bearing in mind I have an anti-green thumb,
so it has to be easy, what do you guys think I
could/should grow in the winter?
Leeks for sure and some varieties of potato.
What variety of potato? Have you actually grown them in
temperatures below freezing? All the potatoes I have grown are
frost tender and would have no chance of growing in such
conditions. I think you are in error here.
David
Don, you may want to look at
http://westsidegardener.com/howto/hoophouse.html
and
http://westsidegardener.com/howto/hoophouse_faq.html#plastic
Good luck.
Very interesting.
Have any ideas that will hold up to 35 to 45 MPH winds three
times a week and 75 MPH gusts two or three times a year?
-T
I doubt it very much.
D
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