Re: Montana Planting
John,
Welcome to the land of the 8-hour growing season!
Seriously, to grow here you need to do special things to keep
your plants from freezing in the spring. My plants have been
out in the garden for 2 weeks or so now. The wall-of-water is
an excellent aid, but it's only good for 7-10 days, after which
you have to graduate to other things to keep your plants warm
and protected from wind.
I have on online journal which shows what I do here in Idaho...
http://cliffwarren.byethost5.com/
Good luck and best regards, Cliff
BChris1335@aol.com wrote: John,
There are several growers in Montana. I'm not sure exactly where they are
at. I know they have a weigh-off in Hamilton. Do a search on Bigpumpkins.com
about Montana weigh-offs and I'm sure you will find the local contacts.
Actually as far as starting it is time. My weather is very similar to
yours. I'm 3 hours south of you but your weather puts spring about a week
ahead, at least that is what it looked like when I drove through 3 weeks ago.
Growing in the Mountain West has its special challenges. The cold is the main
one. Not only do we get late frosts in the spring and early frosts in the fall
but we get the cool/cold night time temps. My July low temp averages 44
degrees. Typically I will have one night all summer where the low is above the
magical 60 degrees.
I started my pumpkins 2 weeks ago and planted them outside a week ago. I
try to keep my web page up to date.
Brian Christensen
Personal Best 847.5#
Rexburg, Idaho
www.BrianChristensenMD.com
In a message dated 5/6/2006 1:48:22 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
Heilmanjon@aol.com writes:
Hi,
I used to live in San Jose, CA, and did not have to worry about weather. I
have moved to Montana, Bozeman to be exact, in the southwest part of the
state.
Now weather is crucial.
Are there any growers who live around here or have lived here, who can tell
me if it is still too early to plant. The night temps still are getting into
the upper twenties, but there is no frost.
I have a water wall which people have told me heats the ground very well.
John Heilman
I fish; therefore I lie.
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