Which veggies grow the best for you?
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Best veggies to grow in a cool greenhouse.
Comments (11)Lots of good advice above. In Saskatchewan, in my unheated greenhouse, I planted turnips, radishes, kale and bok choy in the 15th to 20th of September time period, right after the first frost took out the eggplant crop. Double row covers plus plastic went on in mid-Oct. Bok choy and kale were ready for harvest by late Oct. Some are still out there for continued harvest through November. Radishes are also ready now. Turnips are undersized but it's Saskatchewan after all! Soil outside is starting to freeze up but is still holding in mid-40s inside. I won't let any for winter harvest, except some experimental kale to see if it returns in spring. A Maine winter is a piece of cake compared to Dec/Jan/Feb here. Also, don't let anyone convince you that SK winters are sunny. Four hours of watery sun every other day doesn't do it for me. Signed, Fed up of gardening in SK but still liking the challenge!...See MoreWhich Veggies Grow in Standing Water?
Comments (3)Asparagus absolutely requires good drainage. So do most other veggies, so any area that suffers through standing water or waterlogged soil for any length of time is going to seriously limit your choices. Glib has a great suggestion - construct a raised bed and then grow just about anything you want. Rice is a possibility, although not technically a veggie :-)...See MoreWhich Camellia is best for indoor container growing
Comments (3)Camellias can be grown inside year-around but they are going to be difficult creatures because you have to simulate their natural habitat environment (outdoors) in the house. And that, as many of us learn, can be difficult. You have to provide several hours of sunlight, adequate humidity and cool nights. Think of conservatories and greenhouses where they are also grown and you get the idea. If you are successful then -add insult to injury- you also have the eventual problem of heigth. Even though plant size will be somewhat under control due to the use of a container, at some point the plant may get quite tall and require pruning as it gets close to the height of your ceiling. I wish I would have that problem, though. Until you identify the exact problem that causes your current plants not to bloom well, I would not try another one, even if it is a sasanqua. Possible areas of research regarding the bloom problem: not enough sunlight, inadequate humity levels, inside pests (spider mites for example), switching the plant in/out. To clarify the last item, if your plant starts to grow the blooms while it is located inside the house then you could loose the blooms if you bring the shrub outside and the temperatures fluctuate a lot or often (the buds are not acclimated to the outside environment and are more sensitive to cold temps). To help reach adequate humidity levels inside the home, consider installing a dial hygrometer to measure the relative humidity in the room. Measure the amount of sunlight/temperatures that the plant gets throughout the year in their current location by writing them down in a log or a wall calendar. And look out for pests during the bud forming time of the year (now)....See MoreBest Growing Veggies/fruits here?
Comments (11)mad - sorry I didn't answer in Feb! Chill means it just doesn't get cold enough and stay cold long enough to make the trees go into hibernation and then burst with Spring. That's my opinion anyway - kinda like tulips - they have to be be chilled in order for them to bloom here and then our heat knocks them out so they won't come back next year. deanna - I have had great success with every pepper I have planted - from seed or seedling. One year my Corno di Toro were so prolific and I was so tired of canning, freezing and drying them, and begging the neighbors to take some!, that I ripped up the bushes, they just wouldn't stop. I think they even kept making peppers in the compost pile! As for tomatoes - check out Tomatopalooza. Hundreds of varieties. I'm growing 50 different ones this year and in past years another 50 different than those. I stay away from the hybrids (developed anywhere, even for NC) so that I can collect and share seeds of the open pollinated (heirloom) ones. The flavor range is amazing, and the colors on a plate are works of art. I do use insecticidal soap and pick off the hornworms. All of mine are caged because I've found slugs and stink bugs have more access to them when allowed to sprawl. However, my DH swears by Rutgers. Just the right size, red of course, and determinate so one week of picking is all he has to do for canning. I use other tomatoes for sauce and ketchup, paste and drying, for tomato preserves and for slicing fresh on a grilled portobello. So many flavors and uses - you have to try them all! Nancy the nancedar...See MoreTomatoZesty 9B Central CA:Coastline
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