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Mile-high-plus gardening is challenging! Share what works - or doesn't! - for you, and help us all master this difficult climate range. Whether you grow vegetables, fruits, houseplants, trees, or whatever, with or without a greenhouse, high-altitude horticulture is a whole new ballgame!

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New member here

Hi Just found you by accident. I live in Southern California but in the mountains 3 hours East of Los Angeles and above Redlands/San Bernardino. We are East of Big Bear Lake/City in an area called ... read more | posted by travelinglady909
3 replies - last reply: "Hi travelinglady909 I was just up... more" ~ grammiesue
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first frost

finally arrived. We are covering the tomatoes securely, but the corn is at the mercy of the night time lows. We started picking corn Labor Day weekend, though, and it has done all right. Not as wel... read more | posted by agricola
2 replies - last reply: "The corn came through - we were... more" ~ agricola
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High Desert Photos

I've posted a couple of photos in the group file.

The first is a shot of the south half of my veggie garden, which is a strip 18" wide on soaker hoses by 100' long. The halfway point is where the ... read more | posted by sunnyside7
1 reply - last reply: "I must say it's been a weird year... more" ~ k9smom
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Desert Rock Garden

Hi, everybody, I just posted a picture of the corner of my best established rock garden in the photo file. I've been working on putting in drought tolerant flowers in edged beds, to make my back ya... read more | posted by sunnyside7
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Mutant Purple Coneflower

I've been growing coneflower in my garden for 10 years, but this year some of the plants are looking downright weird!
I've put a couple of photos here to show you. | posted by Diane51
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It almost got me

THe picture I'm putting on the site shows you what was lurking under the leaves of a cucmber plant in my garden yesterday. My hand got to within inches of raising the leaf to look for ripe cukes wh... read more | posted by Diane51
2 replies - last reply: "Wow, that would scare me pretty good... more" ~ sunnyside7
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august

well - what a strange summer! It has been hot - but not too. Dry - a bit more than usual - fires - hardly any! (for once) (knock wood and whatever else it might take to keep it that way!)
However -... read more | posted by agricola
3 replies - last reply: "My tomatoes were late, but I have... more" ~ sunnyside7
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Fall Garden

If you're in southern high desert, you're probably getting rain now. I've had several nice rain showers here in NM.

I've replanted most of the open areas in my veggie garden with fall stuff. Anoth... read more | posted by sunnyside7
2 replies - last reply: "We planted beans about two or three... more" ~ agricola
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Monsoon Season

Monsoon season is here! This is a phenomenon of the southern desert, when we get most of our rain.

It is now time to plant fall garden, because there will be less intense sun due to the cloudiness... read more | posted by sunnyside7
1 reply - last reply: "I went out last night with my 4 year... more" ~ sunnyside7
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for signi, concerning corn

Corn - the thing with corn is, every single kernel has to be fertilized separately - that's what all those corn silk threads are - little tunnels for pollen to reach the kernels, one each. And corn... read more | posted by agricola
1 reply - last reply: "Thanks, for the information on corn.... more" ~ Signi

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