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SprigOfTheLivingDead

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Hey everyone, I came over from the sister site The Easy Garden. I live up in Minnesota, have a bunch of kids,
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^ a couple of them

some chickens,
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love growing things to eat
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^ peppers, basil and some spinach

and have just this past year started a small tree farm for growing native trees. So, I guess hello new community :)
 

SprigOfTheLivingDead

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Welcome! Hope you're staying warm at this time of year

it's about 10 F outside but I wish we had more snow :/

Welcome. Is 45 your lattitude? I'm 44.5. Do I see a hoop house or greenhouse in your last pic?

I actually think I'm at 44.5 but rounded up for the sake of fun. The last pic is a grow tent in my basement ;) tomatoes, scotch bonnets, jalapenos, thai basil, genovese basil & spinach.
 

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Nope. Too wet and not warm enough in summer. Cloudy skies are pretty normal for 10 months of the year. We only average 66 inches of rain right now. I have trouble with tomatoes because of that. Late blight is an issue with cool, wet weather.

Squash does very well here. As do peas.
 

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