At the foot of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of 5400 feet, we receive about 15" of moisture per year. Drying Chinook winds suck away a good portion of that. Temperatures can fluctuate wildly - varying as much as 60 degrees between daytime highs and nightime lows. While winters tend to be mild here, it can drop to -20º at night in winter or spring, and can reach 100º+ in summer.
Our average last frost date is May 1st and can vary up to a month in either direction. First frost averages October 1st and can vary a couple of weeks in either direction. Throw in our frequent late and early snowstorms and you can guess what fun it is trying to decide when to plant or if your fruit trees will produce (or break under the weight of wet snow).
With this climate and our alternately sandy and clay soil, this Brown Thumb has quite a challenge to make things grow.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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Well, I have always thought a brown thumb is going to grow more plants than a green thumb because that thumb has to get in the dirt to do any good...
ReplyDeleteI think you will do just fine.
Lexi
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That would be true! Maybe I should call it the black thumb of death. Bwahahahaha!
ReplyDeletekidding. ;-p