Gardening in the Canyon

I will be posting things on the web blog & in the bulletin too. Some of the Ward has asked about growing food in the canyon and it is tough. That is why they used the canyon for Summer cottages, to get away from the heat. If you are going to stay there for a long time I feel that a hot house-green house would be a very good investment. If not I would partner up with someone in the valley that would share the work & the bounty of a summer garden with you. You can share the cool Summer delights of your location with them. Fresh garden dinners or lunches. Snowy Winter veggie stews & soups. Make the good times last into the Winter.

The term “cool weather veggies" means lettuce, spinach, chard, bock choy, cabbages, peas, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts. You can plant any of these outside now; they will be slow to come up and remember to keep them moist but do not drown them. Light sprinkles every day till they pop up, then heavy watering with some drying out spells when they are 4” tall.

No corn, squash, peppers, tomatoes, gourds, beans, or viney things yet. You can start any of these inside in starter pots and watch them grow in to mighty plants that want to be set outside when it warms up. You can plant your potatoes now but they will not come up till the weather hits 65' day temps and stays above 55' night temps. I keep mine in a cool, dry place till the temp comes up. It is good for them to sprout out, just not good to get mushy. Good luck to you and your garden, I hope you are teaching your children (grand children) about the progression of a garden, it is very much like all other things in life. You get out of it what you put in to it. Happy gardening you can reach me at sparky1947@gmail.com my cell 801-885-5979 or on our web blog http://provocanyonwardpreparedness.blogspot.com/ Brother Glasgow