Edward Weymouth

Hey Jen,

Where is the crater garden? I've been doing a lot of reading, but so far no hands-on experience with building Hugle Beds, Crater gardens, etc. would it be possible to visit the site and see how it's set up?

This sounds like an awesome idea, I'll have to see if I can get access to a the necessary heavy machinery. Would it be possible to build several smaller crater gardens or is it more efficient to make a humongo crazy one?

Like to know your thoughts
ed

Jamie Wallace wrote:Hi Edward
I'm not familiar with your area but I do have some advice for you. I might suggest that you first determine the US hardiness zone which you are in, this would be a great starting point.
Once you have that information you can then take a look for trees that work with your climate. You might want to check out what cold climate farms are growing such as Mark Sheppard Forest Agriculture Enterprises.
Hope this is of some help.

Thanks for the Resource, I'll check it out. The area is in a 3a it's -35 to -40 below although overall it is getting warmer. There is a small stream running through the property but there are some questions about water rights, trying to find some resources on Junior Water rights in MT.
Thanks for the post
Ed

Looking for ideas and suggestions about growing fruit in a mountain valley of Montana.
Elevation is 4400, and it gets down to -40F. The soil is low in nitrogen, there is a decent amount of sun and it can get pretty dry although there is access to a small creek.

I was thinking about planting some of the trees in a greenhouse/walpini with a rocket mass heater. Is there a better idea, maybe passive solar rock piles and berms to keep the wind from stripping the bark off the trees? Although it doesn't really get that windy. Starting from very little knowledge here any ideas would be awesome.

Thanks
Ed

Doing some planning for a project in a zone 3a, would building a walpini be a good idea?