Mine was planted in October (South Georgia). Started harvesting around Thanksgiving. It has been unusually cold here, many nights in the 20's or low 30's...I've lost only 3 plants so far (out of about 35 or so.) Still harvesting some broccoli; not great amounts but enough! If what happened last year happens again...once it warms up a bit, the plants should start producing again. By mid March of last year, we were getting LOTS of broccoli, enough for us & to give away. I would think there is most likely broccoli in your near future!

yep same here with the cilantro! i got...maybe two small tufts of cilantro for all the seeds i planted....and now its spindly and flowers. a few weeks ago i just started some more and they sprouted fast. i think they will grow better with the later planting. its a little cooler here than there...but snow peas are defintely something i am planting now. this is a good time for them, but i can plant them whenever and they do good, or ok, any time of year. re: mulch - i have no idea if this will work better, but i am thinking it will. i think i let the sprouted carrots dry out, or??? idk exactly, but i have hard time with carrots, they are fussy. in general mulch is like magic and makes happy happy plants. =)thick mulch...freshy mulch, yeah plants really respond to this well. it also keeps it from drying out, holds in moisture, thats basically why i am thinking the carrots will like it. just to sprinkle the seeds on top. and totally with the staggered plantings, its for sure the way in this kind of climate. have keep it in mind to resist the temptation to start too many seeds of any one thing. i have a limited amount of space that is greenhouse like...so its always packed with plants.i move things around, outside and inside, and do some container gardening with that. this is the best way to get good peppers here and tomatoes.... i have a lot of potatoes in the ground, but i started some off in a big container and they are doing great. i might start off a couple of those....with different edibles. they are just plastic tub storage containers with holes drilled in the bottom. been throwing the potato bits in there as i use them, and the ones in the container are looking better than the ones in the ground. they are digging on the fluffy soil. and some of the stuff i plant would seem way out of season...i experiment a lot. and planting odd things at different times of year, some of it works and some of it doesnt. i dont always get as many sprouts but usually will get a few of each planting time (about once a month i start different seeds)...and then have some plants in different stages come spring. and i over winter whatever i can inside...get peppers ripening at variety of times.

Hi Cyndi, You already have the two best things picked out to use in your pots! At this time of the year, for ornamental things, pansies and flowering kale, a/k/a pretty cabbages, will give you the best bang for the buck! Both of those can take really cold temperatures, and, depending on what our weather does this year, could last and look good well into December. IâÂÂm assuming theyâÂÂd be getting some sun if you had basil and peppers there, but that might have changed with the seasons! TheyâÂÂd do ok for a while without sun, but should do better and last longer with sun. Other possibilities would be finding some blooming mums or fall asters and sticking them in the pots, but theyâÂÂll both freeze with our first âÂÂrealâ freeze, so IâÂÂm thinkinâ itâÂÂs probably not worth the investment in those this late this year since you donâÂÂt have anywhere to plant them in the ground for them to come back next year. With sun you could also try starting some lettuce or spinach in a couple pots. Not sure if youâÂÂd get anything edible or not. Would just depend on the weather. Anybody else have thoughts about trying lettuce or spinach in pots at this time of the year? If you decide to try that, you might go with some red lettuce for the ornamental value if it grows well! For some nice bright color and âÂÂdecoration,â pansies and kale are the âÂÂgo toâ items for fall! Skybird

VA Tech has a good publication on fall vegetables. Link is below. The general rule is to count backwards from your average first frost date by the number of days it takes to get from seed to harvest for each crop. The package should tell you or check an internet source for the information. Some crops will withstand light frost, some can tolerate light freezing. Most greens are actually better after frost. Sandy Here is a link that might be useful: Fall Vegetable Gardening