High Altitude Gardening
These high altitude plants thrive in a harsh high desert climate with intense sun hot dry summers cold winters and poor soils.
High altitude gardening. I garden in a high plains. I garden in a high plains. Growing high altitude vegetables is difficult but not impossible. My garden is a labor of love high in the snowy wasatch mountains of northern utah.
On april 6 2014 i gave a short presentation to the conifer historical society. My garden is a labor of love high in the snowy wasatch mountains of northern utah. Critters weeds and weather presentation. High altitude plants must be hardy and adaptable.
Mountain vegetable gardening is nothing like growing in the midwest pacific northwest or even down south. Other high altitude areas may have a desert climate with searing heat and freezing winters. In mountainous regions the soil is often poor and rocky. High altitude gardening tips.
Unexpected weather can occur often and the growing season is shorter. Growing vegetables at elevations of 5 000 feet and higher a k a high altitude gardening in america s mountainous west presents unique challenges. Our high elevation plants are exceptionally hardy and have been garden tested in the high elevation 7 000 ft of santa fe nm. Kate high altitude gardening park city utah united states certified master gardener certifiable in many other ways.
Some more tips and techniques such as choosing a vegetable garden site watering on a slope and acidifying your soil. So what kinds of things does a gardener need to know before veggie gardening in the mountains. Gardening at high altitudes poses many problems.