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FirstLight

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9. I'm in a bad zone for growing... high altitude, poor soil...

Reply to Bayard (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 19, 2025, 02:08 PM

Mar 2025

But I am looking into some inventive garden shelving solutions. It'll be easier for me to reach with my bad back, and maybe I can get a little of something going. I miss having my strength so I could really get in the dirt and make rows...it's been over 10 years since I could manage a real veg garden...

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Gardeners! So any new plants, and flowers for this Spring, or Summer? Something new?... [View all] electric_blue68 Mar 2025 OP

I've planted asparagus already Bayard Mar 2025 #1

I'm in a bad zone for growing... high altitude, poor soil... FirstLight Mar 2025 #9

That's Some new veggie patch! And dwarf fruit trees, wow! electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #10

cox orange pippin apple tree Keepthesoulalive Mar 2025 #2

Hello, new tree! May it thrive! electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #11

Thank you Keepthesoulalive Mar 2025 #12

Plant what is native to your area ... avoid cultivars ... work on getting blooms throughout the season. Botany Mar 2025 #3

Interesting, any hot tips for North Orange County, California? quaint Mar 2025 #4

These might help. Botany Mar 2025 #5

Yes! lark Mar 2025 #6

Rutabaga! EYESORE 9001 Mar 2025 #7

Welp, there's still about a foot or so of SNOW fresh in the yard - High Sierras... FirstLight Mar 2025 #8