Colorado

[Wifezilla]

Zucchini, pumpkins, spaghetti squash...basically anything in the squash family goes CRAZY around here. Not sure if it is the soil or what, but there is a pumpkin farm near me for a reason!!!

I also do very well with herbs. I have mint, thyme, sage, basil, chives, more chives, more mint, greek oregano, and more mint

I have had mixed results with tomatoes. I have had hot peppers do well one year and then lose all my plants to a late frost the next.

I have beans I started inside doing well, and I got my peas and lettuce in early enough so they are doing great.

Last year I did a community garden with some friends and we had kale coming out of our ears

and we always have plenty of rhubarb.

Oh...one more thing that does well in our climate...GRAPES! My vines are huge

 

[farmerlor]

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How do you get grapes to grow here?? We've tried to grow grapes for four years and can't even get them to get through a season let alone come back the next spring.
We had a great season with tomatoes last year but I have a great greenhouse. That's the only way to grow them here because in previous years because we always got blown out by wind or hailed out. We always get great lettuce and spinach. This year we're going to have the best year ever. I know it.

 

[Wifezilla]

These pics are a couple of years old. It is even thicker now. I think the key is keeping the canes out of the wind until it gets established. I am in Security, so we are at 5500 ft elevation....Colorado Springs is 6500. I think that we are in a valley helps too.

 

[DouglasPeeps]

I too have a grapevine. It is certainly not as established as your Wifezilla! Yours is absolutely beautiful! It is so healthy! WOW!

This weekend I am putting in my garden. We are putting in lettace: romaine and leaf, pie pumpkins, zucchini, yellow squash, green onions, sugar snap beans, green beans, tomatoes, and corn! We had a bountiful harvest last year, so I am expecting great things. We expanded our garden this year too. I can hardly wait for the weekend!

 

[Wifezilla]

Audry (the big vine) is about 6 or 7 years old now. Seymore (small one on the left) is only 4. Both were on clearance, "Charlie Brown" looking plants we got for around $3. Maybe they are just grateful we rescued them

DouglasPeeps, I planted my lettuce a month ago. Even though it got snowed on half a dozen times, it is doing great

 

[DouglasPeeps]

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I never get mine in early.....Usually because the garden is still covered in snow and the dirt is too hard to use the rototiller. But I have a nice and shady spot in my garden that is just perfect for it. It gets shade in the afternoon from the heat of the day.

 

[Wifezilla]

I experimented with stuff that didn't mind getting snowed on. So far so good

I did loose a few brussel sprout and cabbage plants, but I know to wait a little on those next year.

 

[psicorp]

We do a lot of Tomatoes, some broccoli, strawberries seem to keep coming back every year. Haven't had a whole lot of luck with hot peppers, a little better with bell peppers. Cucumbers seem to do all right. I am expanding my garden this year so we will try more things.

Ya my neighbor has a great grape vine growing.

 

[psicorp]

Oh ya, I am hoping the ducks will take care of the slugs that go after my tomatoes this year

The 2 peking seem to like the rasberry leaves that we planted last and they are just now growing back out. I had to chase them away.

 

[warmfuzzies]

Wifezilla, you are SO right about the squash! It just grows! Any of the cucurbits or melons. I also have good luck with tomatoes. Peppers are a little trickier, they sunburn easily.

My potatoes are doing GREAT. It is my first year for them, but DH said they used to grow a lot of potatoes in this valley. (the lower Arkenses valley)

I also have good luck with lettuce, beets and chard as long as I get it in early enough.

BUT the squash is hands down the easiest! I don think I could kill it...

I have planted four hills of summer squash, two hills of cucumbers, (twelve seeds) and three of winter squash/pumpkins. And I have seven or so more winter squash/pumpkin hills to do, and then the bushel gourds and luffa sponges. Whew! They take up so much room!