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Originally Posted by isabel  So Summer is about 2- 1/2 months in SW Wyoming. Not much time to grow a garden. I guess it would a good investment to build a green house...if you like to grow things. Is the soil any good for growing veggies or fruits?
I guess the lakes don't have much time to warm up, do they? So Wyoming is for winter loving folks. Who like winter activities and sports? |
Regarding the soil: The problem is that a long, long time ago, winds came and rains and volcanoes and earthquakes and all kinds of gnarly things came and took away what is known as; our "A" horizon. Millions of years ago maybe - forever ago. Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming - they have almost no topsoil. So, when you till up the soil for a garden, you're using what everybody else in the country calls the "B" horizon. You can work with it - adding compost, growing certain things in certain areas, raising pigs ... you can make yourself some fairly decent soil.
Now 53 has slightly better conditions up in the NE, near Sheridan. They have similar conditions but it's transition land - from the mountains to the plains and headed for the prairies. Over in the western part of Wyoming, it's just high-desert with mountains - almost always over 6000 ft or more. Wind, drought and the heat of the summer-sun at that elevation (lot of UV) doesn't do your garden much good at all. Green-housing will get you an early start but the season is so short ... you barely get started and it's over. Good luck with corn. Good luck with tomatoes. You'll get some peas for sure. I'd advocate hydroponics for a steady supply of greens. If you drop a thousand feet in elevation, your chances for a garden improve - but you'll still need to work with the soil.