Here in southeastern Idaho we got a frost that totaled the green beans in my garden on the 20th of June. The sweet corn wasn’t up very high and survived. The peas, carrots, onions, lettuce, and spinach all weren’t fazed. Everything else I covered. Trouble is the last time I remember the weather doing this we got a killing frost around the 25th of August. Radishes are good and things are growing. I’ll be happy with that for now.
Just heard on the TV local news that this years national corn crop will be the lowest in 4 years.
Also, they remarked that other crops will not be in the same abundance as in previous years.(ie.: strawberries, certain fruits,etc.)
Gardening is a prudent practice for independent and self-sufficient lifestyle.
I have a SIL that was used to gardening in Wisconsin with me and she, too, moved to Idaho.
I lived on my little Farmette (1.2 acres!), and she lived in The City on an Isthmus between two lakes. She was consistently 2 weeks ahead of me on EVERYTHING and always rubbed it in; in our POLITE Midwestern way. ;)
Man, Idaho was a STEEP gardening Learning Curve for her when she moved to Idaho. I didn’t rub it in.
Well, not much. ;)