Short season, big harvests: The best crops for North Idaho
The goal in vegetable gardening is to get a harvest!
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Cool-season crops like lettuce, chard, and peas are season extenders and thrive in our early spring and late fall growing conditions.
All three of these very productive tomato varieties will produce fruit in 65 days! Shown left to right: Sasha’s Altai, Marmande, and Taxi.
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Yes, it is possible to grow peppers here! Choose early varieties, like King of the North, Doe Hill mini sweet, or early Jalapenos.
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Love melons? Opt for early-season stars like Minnesorta Midget cantaloupe or Sugar Baby watermelons.
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It's OK to experiment with long-season crops, like pumpkins and winter squash--sometimes they work out!
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This USDA Zone Map shows that zone 5-6 (dark green) covers a great portion of the U.S., yet the growing seasons and conditions are vastly different.
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Let’s face it, gardening here can be tough. We’ve had snow on Mother’s Day, and then, some years, temperatures have hit near 100 degrees.
June is often wet and cold, which can cause warm-season crops (and gardeners) to give up prematurely. Our summers are becoming hotter and drier, but snow may still fly in September — or not at all, as this winter has demonstrated.
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