vegetables
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How to Grow Peppers in Montana’s Short Season
Peppers are one of those vegetables that people in Missoula either swear by or give up on after one bad season. Often the problem is not the gardener. It is usually the variety, the timing, or both. Growing peppers in Montana is possible, but you have to be honest about what you are working with.…
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How to Water a Vegetable Garden in Missoula
Watering is the part of vegetable gardening that trips up a lot of Missoula gardeners. Not because it’s complicated, but because our climate makes the stakes higher. Missoula averages about 14 inches of precipitation a year, according to NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 normals for the airport. That’s dry. May and June are usually the wettest…
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Growing Tomatoes in Missoula: A Short-Season Guide
Tomatoes are the crop a lot of Missoula gardeners most want to get right. They want to grow them, they’ve had mixed results, and they want to know why. The honest answer is that growing tomatoes in Missoula is doable, but it requires a different approach than what works in warmer climates. Get the variety…