Cool Season Plants 2021
Nancy RW (zone 7)
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Comments (7)I hear ya zaphod42....I'm in Dodge County.....sleet and sloppy snow yesterday, seedlings didn't even get to go outside as they are in hardoff mode. I'm bursting outside my growlights so onions and lettuce had to sit in the dark during the mini snow storm! Easter is supposed to be nice, I plan on tilling and planting all day long, as rain is forcasted for nearly every other day. Farmer's Almanac predicts very warm and ave. rainfall for our part of the country this summer.... Jessica...See MoreCool season crop planting time?
Comments (11)I start the larger plants in a nursery area or in pots and place them around garden plants that are growing. I also do a lot of planting of short season plants and ignore the frost dates If they frost out too bad, if they make it from a late frost whoopee. I will pull tomatoes even if they are producing, to tell the truth when it gets cold the maters lose flavor so I put the fruit in a warm spot to ripen, and into the compost with the plants. It is better to have 27 spinach plants that will over winter than one iffy tomato That will give it up next week. I also have a high tunnel new this year for frost protection Curt...See MoreCool-season nectar plants for Hummers
Comments (10)Thanks everyone! I found a source for grevillea near me, they are at a nursery where I always admire the abutilon so I'll pick up at least one of those too. I'm always up for adding more salvia, and I've been wanting to get a Meyer Lemon for a while now so onto the list they go! I am in Sunset zone 14, but we get occasional arctic incursions that freeze the more tender plants. I love aloe flowers but we usually get into the teens a couple of times every winter, my neighbor has a hardy banana at it gets frozen to the ground at least once a year. Honeysuckle is another favorite of mine but I already planted a couple of Lonicera ciliosa on the back fence, which is the only place I think is suitable for them in my yard....See MorePlanting Tips For Cool-Season Crops
Comments (15)jcheckers - Thanks for bumping this thread. Dawn, great info - it could not come at a better time. I have a couple of questions and some info to share. I've been sowing seed for spring broccoli, kale, Chinese cabbage, mustard spinach, lettuce, etc. and preparing beds for onion plants and potatoes. Most of the spring broccoli crop will be Piricicaba (thanks for the recommendation). I just harvested the last of the fall-planted broccoli - the plants were ratty looking and windburned (I forgot to replace the row cover) but most were still making small buds. I read that Piricicaba was developed to provide edible leaves. I was curious about this so did a taste test of Piricicaba leaves v. leaves of Superdome, Windsor, and Premium Crop. Piricicaba leaves were tasty and very tender. Leaves of the other broccoli varieties were very tough. Piricicaba has another benefit - lots of edible leaves - in addition to being heat tolerant. I used the last leaves and heads in a Thai stir-fry. Very good!. I picked up 10# bags of red, yellow, and russet organic potatoes at a Whole Foods. Most have small sprouts. I put the potatoes on trays next to a glass door so they get lots of light. Then I recalled someone saying that they had Irish potatoes in a closet. Someone else said sunlight will turn potatoes green. Should I put the potatoes in darkness or light to sprout? Is sun pouring through a glass door too much light? Has anyone grown Komatsuna (AKA Mustard spinach). Farmerdill gives it high marks so I decided to try it this year. Regular spinach doesn't grow well here so I've given up on it. I'd like to find more good greens for spring. I've been looking at Evergreen Seeds (link below) They say "Komatsu is a fast-growing vegetable and is ready for harvest 35 days after sowing in warm climates. Plants can be grown all year round in temperate and subtropical areas." Sounds too good to be true! Does anyone have experience growing Chinese cabbage (Bok choi, pak choi)? If yes, did you grow them in the spring or fall? Recommended varieties? Many thanks! Pam Here is a link that might be useful: Evergreen Seeds - vegetables...See Moreluvncannin
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