What can I start from seed in mid June?
Ariel (Zone: 7b)
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LoneJack Zn 6a, KC
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brainstorm a food bank plot, start mid june zone 5
Comments (8)Just brainstorming- Tomatoes? - Easy to use, used in lots of stuff, fairly expensive to buy, should still be a lot of time to get a crop, and maybe you could get plant donations from retailers who are tired of keeping them alive. Pumpkins? - Now is about the right time to plant a crop for Halloween, some varieties seem to work well for both decoration and consumption. I imagine that the plots will be reassigned for next spring, but if not, maybe a grain crop could be used for a demonstration. Maybe a type of wheat suited for your area? It would not yield much, but would be great for education. Best of luck!...See MoreWhat vegetables can I still plant from seed as of mid-August?
Comments (3)For regular turnips it may be a little late, but Hakurei turnips would work very well. All those crops you listed are frost-tolerant, so you have way more than 60 days. The spinach and kale are particularly tolerant and will be fine right until the first permanent snowfall. OTOH, you have to add a 25-50% extension to the DTM to account for fall's shorter and ever-shortening days. I would also suggest radishes, tatsoi, bok choy, gai lan and claytonia. IME, freeze damage thresholds are about like this (this is without row covers): Least tolerant: lettuce and bok choy - mid to high 20s F Tolerant: beets, turnips, radishes - mid 20s F. Mound up soil around the growing root to prevent the root from freezing. Very tolerant: kale, spinach, tatsoi, claytonia - mid teens F This post was edited by Slimy_Okra on Fri, Aug 15, 14 at 21:48...See MoreLavender from seed -- can I start now? -- advice?
Comments (6)Your very welcome graficaamy! sorry, can't help with variety[these seeds were in a small pill bottle] We are in zone 3, and would you believe I havent put them out yet, and they are still alive under lights! I think this spring, they can grow in the ground till fall. then I prolly will dig them up, and keep them under lights again. [risky I know] If they flower this year, perhaps someone could help with variety name? Good luck growing !! sarahbarah..Thats Awesome you had them grow like that!![I didnt think I could grow lavender like that. I'm going to give this a try Thanks!...See MoreWhat seeds can I start right now..??
Comments (2)This is a very good question and I'd like to see if somebody more knowledgeable can help us both out. My assumptions are ... 1) That you can sow tropical seeds any time of the year as the equatorial sun shines at about the same brilliance all year round. However, I have reservations that overall, there are changes due to changes in trade winds caused by more temperate zone temp shifts caused by seasonality that might even affect tropicals. 2) That you might be able to fake seeds out by growing them indoors at spring-like temps and having perhaps kick-started them with Giberellic Acid. What do I know for sure? Well there are some seeds like Gingko Biloba that need to experience a successive temperature shift, from cold and gradually to warm. If you plant them in warm, forget it; they are not going to germinate. But you can still fake them out by using your refrigerator to keep them cold for 3 to 4 weeks. That's what they say. I tried it and my Gingko seeds still haven't germinated. Stratification? I'm not sure how important layering the seeds between deposits of mulch which replicate fallen leaves can be. I think it's more to do with the temp cycle. But anyway, if your seeds aren't tropical and germinate at any time of the year, there appear to be ways to fake any seed out and coax them into germination. What happens after that, depends on how good your indoor environment provides for what they need which I suspect doesn't have to be much more than room temps and appropriate soil and water requirements. Finally, some seeds, even in their native soil and locale, can be sleepers, taking months or years to germinate. I suppose even the experts don't have a clue how to motivate these. But yes, if someone wants to chime in with some suggestions beyond my assumptions, please do. I'm sure Missti would be as grateful as I....See MoreAriel (Zone: 7b)
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