Gardening in the Riggins Area

If gardening is your passion Riggins is the place for you. Called the Banana Belt of Idaho because of the mild climate, Riggins has a growing season from April to September with killing frosts sometimes coming in late October. Even in Winter one can almost always see earth.

The hyacinths, forsythia, and daffodils start to peek out in late February or early March and are spent by the end of March. Lilacs are brilliant in April and May. Roses last well until the hottest and driest part of Summer. Many more types of flowers and vegetables are grown here than are mentioned in this article.

Peas, broccoli and other colder weather vegetable gardens start to go in in March-April. Some of the locals plant by the moon and some plant by the Riggins Rodeo which is the first weekend in May. When the rodeo is over the garden goes in, they say.

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Riggins Garden Area: The hyacinths, forsythia, and daffodils start to peek out in late February or early March and are spent by the end of March. Lilacs are brilliant in April and May. Roses last well until the hottest and driest part of Summer. Many more types of flowers and vegetables are grown here than are mentioned in this article. enlarge

Riggins Tomatoes: Peas, broccoli and other colder weather vegetable gardens start to go in in March-April. Some of the locals plant by the moon and some plant by the Riggins Rodeo which is the first weekend in May. When the rodeo is over the garden goes in, they say. enlarge

Riggins Gardening: Tomato and Pepper Harvest: enlarge