Catalina
Garden Ornament
Hi! 
All MNers stop in here!
All MNers stop in here!
Minnesota!
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Whitewater
Attractive To Bees
Hi!
I'm in Saint Paul, where are you?
Whitewater
I'm in Saint Paul, where are you?
Whitewater
Lavender2
Garden Addicted
... YaY sunny Minnesota! ... 
I'm 20 miles North of the Twin Cities ... in a swamp!
Plant hardiness maps put me in zone 4, arbor day climate rating is 4-5.
I grow a lot of zone 5 rated plants so I may have a microclimate going on... or plant breeders are being more cautious ...
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Catalina
Garden Ornament
I am so jealous! I wish I could grow zone 5 plants, but sometimes even zone 4 don't survive here.Lavender2 said:
I'm 20 miles North of the Twin Cities ... in a swamp!
Plant hardiness maps put me in zone 4, arbor day climate rating is 4-5.
I grow a lot of zone 5 rated plants so I may have a microclimate going on... or plant breeders are being more cautious ...
I'm 2 hours west of the cities.
Nice to meet you both!
I started this thread sooooo long ago! haha
boggybranch
Deeply Rooted
Well, hi there. Bet you have a challenge every year, gardening. How long is your growing season?
Liberty7
Chillin' In The Garden
Hi Fellow Minnesotans: I'm in Coon Rapids right on the Andover border.
Liberty7
Chillin' In The Garden
boogybranch:
Yes, we have a short growing season, but we do VERY well. I sure can't speak for the others, but I grow GORGEOUS vegetables most of which I freeze for winter use.
This is what I'm growing this year: corn, tomatoes, green peppers, banana peppers, cucumbers, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, turnips, whole yellow onions, Swiss chard, bok choi, pole green beans, pole lima beans, bush cannellini beans, escarole, sugar-pie pumpkins, Blue ballet hubbard squash, Honey Bear acorn squash, butternut squash, yellow summer squash, zucchini, 2 varieties of leaf lettuce, Boston lettuce (buttercrunch), spinach, and cantaloupe! I've grown potatoes in the past; but, since they're relatively cheap in the stores, I'm not bothering now.
Yes, we have a short growing season, but we do VERY well. I sure can't speak for the others, but I grow GORGEOUS vegetables most of which I freeze for winter use.
This is what I'm growing this year: corn, tomatoes, green peppers, banana peppers, cucumbers, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, turnips, whole yellow onions, Swiss chard, bok choi, pole green beans, pole lima beans, bush cannellini beans, escarole, sugar-pie pumpkins, Blue ballet hubbard squash, Honey Bear acorn squash, butternut squash, yellow summer squash, zucchini, 2 varieties of leaf lettuce, Boston lettuce (buttercrunch), spinach, and cantaloupe! I've grown potatoes in the past; but, since they're relatively cheap in the stores, I'm not bothering now.
Lavender2
Garden Addicted
honeykid ...
Liberty... I have family in Andover. Wow you must have a huge garden/farm! I'm not quite that ambitious, but we can, freeze, and jam quite a bounty.
Salsa and raspberry jam were a hit for holiday gifts last year, we over did a bit.
Catalina ... LOVE your blog! I think we have about the same growing season tho ... huh?
I'm a little protected with lots of trees and very wet ground ... maybe ... ??
Whitewater.. best of luck this year! ... I'm always excited for new gardeners! :tools
Boggybranch ... our growing season is usually 120 - 150 days, give or take a few weeks ...
Plenty of time to grow a tomato ...
I do like the thought of some Fall crops tho ... I can dream ...
Andi
Leafing Out
And another Minnesotan joins in!
Hi everyone!
Hi everyone!
