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Where's my cold weather growers at? (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world to c/gardening@lemmy.world
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It’s about 2 weeks until I start germinating some of my plants to go outside. They go out the last week of May, there’s usually a frost near the end of May. Squashes and other long plants don’t do so well here.

So what’s in everyone minds to get going this year? I usually try to get some cucumbers if they can finish in time, as well as tomatoes, peppers, peas, carrots and lettuce.

An early unexpected frost took my peppers and tomatoes last year unfortunately.

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[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

3a/b-4a and to make matters more interesting, there is even microclimates where some people have great luck with gourds. I’m personally down in a valley, so wider fluctuations.

I’ve got 2 4’x12’ raised beds currently, health issues stopped my garden expansion last year. Hoping to get back this year, but likely it will be next.

Yields for sure, here you barely get 90 days of growing season, so you have to start indoors and early or your options are limited. I use solo cups myself, I also made my own aeroponics chamber to use as well (meant for propagation), but I’ve had great luck with a heat mat and humidity domes with starter plugs too.

I grow cannabis inside as well, so I just use those lights and materials for my garden starters haha, I had some peppers going in one of the tents, the squashes just took the fuck off, so had to remove them. I did start some tomatoes last week to try again, and move outdoors if needed.

Radishes, lettuces, carrots, I’ve had great luck just seed to ground and the end of may. I’ve also had bad luck trying some broccoli and it bolting, as well as some of the lettuces too.