Outdoor in Colorado?

Been around the block a few years now, things have been going well enough.

Thinking about buying some land out in the country of CO. But I am a bit worried about the climate of CO. Basically desert, so I am thinking maybe buy some timberland, clear it for the space I need, still concerned about the air.

Anyone have any experience in the outdoor climate of CO? Would want to plant a few acres, not concerned about water so much - can handle that, but just the overall dryness of the air and such.

Do I really just need to build a green house, would prefer to stray from that. (Would need a big green house)

Thanks for your time everyone.

Better move to Pueblo...another point of having a greenhouse is you cant grow outdoors unless its under lock n key. only in Pueblo, and theirs pirates everwhere

truth above. better get a 12 gauge.

You *have* to grow in a greenhouse in CO though, right?

even if it weren't the law, you would still need a greenhouse here.

summer is full of high winds, damaging rains, and hail. later in the season comes early frosts or even snow. it literally snowed here in the summer last year, september 12th.

out in the desert and flat areas wind and hail will wipe out your crop. up in the timberland the season is too short.

you need a greenhouse, preferably with some degree of climate control.

the end. love, uncle buck.

Good to know you grow outdoor there at all, or strictly indoors?

i do both out here and my plants totally outdoor @7800 ft had to be in Oct 10th or so. do to hail and elk and ect...
the ghouses are the way to go ....

My homie grows in a greenhouse and his shit got ripped out of the ground by high winds this winter. It was supported by 2x4s that were cemented into piers buried in the ground so that shows how powerful the gusts are. The wind busted the 2x4s in half.

Yodaweed said:

My homie grows in a greenhouse and his shit got ripped out of the ground by high winds this winter. It was supported by 2x4s that were cemented into piers buried in the ground so that shows how powerful the gusts are. The wind busted the 2x4s in half.

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tell him to attach straight to 40" rebar at 15* angal this year no cement ... if your endwalls are soild and you use wiggle wire or BURY your edges i have withsood 60MPH out here recorded and 100+ in my guess bfore i had equiptment....