The weather in the Sierras is great ...I think about selling river front property in trinity county all the time for a big ranch in Butte Valley...but the laws in Mendo/Humboldt/Trinity are better...
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Best climate in Norcal or Colorado for outdoor grows
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I forgot to add that if you are into renting you can get a house with 3 beds 2 baths(or something similar) with a large basement for a couple of grand in the Denver metro area.
Now that's not much of a deal I know except that the Company renting the houses specifically rents to growers only.
Now that not so good deal just got real good.
Now that's not much of a deal I know except that the Company renting the houses specifically rents to growers only.
Now that not so good deal just got real good.
Thanks for all the love you guys, keep the ideas coming.
anonymousgrow
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Dabs, where are you seeing the killer winter ops. Once regulation happens we will prob move to a place to run all year round in greenhouses.
greenhouses are the future, but for straight outdoor, you cant beat the Mediterranean climate at around 2k feet in norcal, have to be at least 20 miles from the coast too imo..
That is something else to consider. I was looking for southern exposure spots, but maybe something to consider is to have a flat spot for green houses. That also widens up the area I could potentially grow in. I have worked as a carpenter/electrician for the last 15 years and could bust out greenhouses no problem.
Just because u have a gh doesn't mean u can get away with north facing property
If you need to use profit from selling your home to relocate, Oregon will probably be your best bet.
If you need to use profit from selling your home to relocate, Oregon will probably be your best bet.
Colorado..In the mountains up by Lyons and Winter Park.
Rare Dankness does alot of their breeding and test work in their greenhouse. Some of the colors they pull out of that bitch are incredible. DARK purples, blues, reds, oranges. MMMM.
How they run that shit;; I dont know. Probably heaters and foggers out the wazoo.
Northern California has a better climate for outdoor grows than Colorado. The last frost date / planting date in Denver is May 15, and I've seen snow May 31. The first frost date is September 21, and a hard frost by October 15. Outdoors the soil is often rocky or heavy clay. Colorado gets 300 days of sun, so an abandoned or under utilized greenhouse would be a good option. Denver elevation is 5280 feet above see level, and the growing season gets shorter as you go into the higher elevation wilderness and mountain areas.
The area of Palisades, Gran Junction on the Western Slope grows grapes, peaches, and cantaloupes, so it must have good soil and a longer growing season than the Front Range.
I've grown a organic vegetable gardens in Denver for 24 years and its a challenging climate for tropical like tomatoes.
Except for Boulder, Aspen, Vail, and exclusive neighborhoods in Denver and Ski towns, Colorado housing prices are a fraction of the cost of Los Angeles or San Francisco.
The area of Palisades, Gran Junction on the Western Slope grows grapes, peaches, and cantaloupes, so it must have good soil and a longer growing season than the Front Range.
I've grown a organic vegetable gardens in Denver for 24 years and its a challenging climate for tropical like tomatoes.
Except for Boulder, Aspen, Vail, and exclusive neighborhoods in Denver and Ski towns, Colorado housing prices are a fraction of the cost of Los Angeles or San Francisco.
Just met with the real-estate lady, and she say's we can get good money for our house. Next step boxing everything up and getting ready to say goodbye to the town I grew up in.
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The Grand Junction, Palisade area only has good soil right along the river. The rest is high, high, high salt as it is a desert. On top of that the area is not mj friendly. Think south of there if you are looking at western CO.
Steam pipes running under greenhouses?
You can't beat the Lake County weather, but everyone is hurting up north with the drought even though we are finally gettin rain
barnyard
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Paonia, Colorado sits at the northern end of what is known as the North Fork Valley. This valley, where the North Fork of the Gunnison River flows, is often referred to as the “banana belt of Colorado”. Situated at approximately 5,500 feet with a long growing season, mild winters, good irrigation water, and fertile soil—Paonia is a wonderful place to grow things.
With an old west flavor, the town of Paonia, with a little over 1,500 residents, is about 2 minutes away. Known for its great schools and close knit community—Paonia is home to the annual Cherry Days Festival and many other community focused activities. Year-round activities abound in the North Fork Valley. Several National Forests are close by for elk and mule deer hunting. Fly-fishing for trout in the North Fork of the Gunnison is world-class. Winter activities include snowmobiling, ice fishing, and skiing—all just a short drive away.
With an old west flavor, the town of Paonia, with a little over 1,500 residents, is about 2 minutes away. Known for its great schools and close knit community—Paonia is home to the annual Cherry Days Festival and many other community focused activities. Year-round activities abound in the North Fork Valley. Several National Forests are close by for elk and mule deer hunting. Fly-fishing for trout in the North Fork of the Gunnison is world-class. Winter activities include snowmobiling, ice fishing, and skiing—all just a short drive away.
I think that you might want to make up a list of the amenities and general infrastructure of where you want to live. Northern California has a wide array of options, but they are mostly wildly different from where you are used to living. If you are from the Bay and would even think of Yuba City as an option, you very likely wouldn't be happy in a lot of very rural NorCal. If you have school age kids, if you are planning on either you or your wife working, if you need to be close to ANY cultural events, if "shopping" is important to your wife, etc, etc, etc, etc.....if any of these apply, you might be very unhappy longterm in the bulk of the small towns off the beaten path.
I've lived all over northern California, and in most of the counties that you would think of for what you want to do - Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, Siskiyou, Nevada, Tuolumne, Butte, Plumas. Every one of them had places that would be great for what you want to do, but the trick is going to be finding the one that also works for you and your family. I would bet that well over 90% of the communities in those counties have a population of less than 3,000 people and most are a hell of a lot smaller than that. If you live some place like Covelo or Hayfork the nearest hospital is 75 miles away, on roads that are a paved goatpath. Try and be realistic about your lifestyle and what you consider to be important to have access to - there are many people that move into the little town that I live in, but the vast majority of them soon find that it isn't what they expected and move on, usually at a loss.
Sorry to hear about your job, but it sounds like it might turn out very well for you.
I've lived all over northern California, and in most of the counties that you would think of for what you want to do - Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, Siskiyou, Nevada, Tuolumne, Butte, Plumas. Every one of them had places that would be great for what you want to do, but the trick is going to be finding the one that also works for you and your family. I would bet that well over 90% of the communities in those counties have a population of less than 3,000 people and most are a hell of a lot smaller than that. If you live some place like Covelo or Hayfork the nearest hospital is 75 miles away, on roads that are a paved goatpath. Try and be realistic about your lifestyle and what you consider to be important to have access to - there are many people that move into the little town that I live in, but the vast majority of them soon find that it isn't what they expected and move on, usually at a loss.
Sorry to hear about your job, but it sounds like it might turn out very well for you.
Love the goat path road analogy! I hate driving out of this damn river valley! Luckily we rarely need to
well put
