Reply #9: Must be great to live in a warmer climate--growing is not so easy at altitude

[librechik]

You could probably grow cereal already in the boxes--with bananas!-- in Los Angeles.

Here in Denver, the season is short, and it has taken me years to figure out how to get a consistent crop of tomatoes. Even this year half the crop had to be harvested still green when the freeze happened.

My yard is shady, so the good vegetable growing areas are limited. Also, it's difficult to get good crops without pesticides. I know! I make my own compost and don't surrender to chemicals, but after working with our local nursery, I have given up on root crops. They just get eaten up and the tops stay there prettily, letting you think there's something good underneath--until you dig it up.

I love to garden though, and I've not given up. Maybe this year I'll finally finish my growhole. That will extend the growing season some.