Living where I do in northwestern Minnesota I have some unique benefits and pretty obvious disadvantages; on one hand I live on 6 acres of some of the most fertile growing soil on the planet. But other than starting seed indoors, I have +/- 3 months of active produce growing time.
I till an 8th acre:
This black stuff will grow just about anything that doesn't need 120 days or more to mature, so my anaheims ALWAYS get lush and produce fast and furiously, even better than my bells. Notice we had to add pea gravel to facilitate drainage. This soil is that fine:
I'm excited to start growing the more exotic varieties, but I'm nervous about this soil being right for plants conditioned over eons for a different medium.
Yes, total noob on anything but "grocery store" seeds. Any zone 3 (or even zone 2 folks who dast to grow theirs outside) have any sage experienced based wisdom to share?
I till an 8th acre:
This black stuff will grow just about anything that doesn't need 120 days or more to mature, so my anaheims ALWAYS get lush and produce fast and furiously, even better than my bells. Notice we had to add pea gravel to facilitate drainage. This soil is that fine:
I'm excited to start growing the more exotic varieties, but I'm nervous about this soil being right for plants conditioned over eons for a different medium.
Yes, total noob on anything but "grocery store" seeds. Any zone 3 (or even zone 2 folks who dast to grow theirs outside) have any sage experienced based wisdom to share?
! Beautiful country up there ! 
