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"Suzanne D." wrote:
I live in southern Utah, zone 7 or 8.
I started tomatoes a little too early this year (it shouldn't have been too
early, but we had cold weather much longer than we usually do), and by the
time it was warm enough to put them outside, they were stressed to the point
where only about 6-8 out of 200+ made it.
So I started some new seeds a month ago. I planned to put the little plants
outside yesterday, but right before that I went out of town and forgot to
tell my husband to water them. I came home to find a hundred tomato
seedlings flat and dead in their little pellets.
I planted more seeds yesterday. They should be ready to put into the ground
in about a month. Am I just kidding myself, or do people actually start
tomatoes with success this late in the season? I should say that in most
years we don't get killing frosts until October or later, so our growing
season is in fact quite long. Last year, my plants were about ten feet tall
by the end of August, and really too pooped to produce much by then, even
though the weather was still very hot for months afterward. So I am
thinking that we might get tomatoes much later than anyone else, but at
least the plants will still be healthy and producing at the end of the
growing season.
Someone give me some encouragement!
--S.
Hope Charlie is about and well!
Bill
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From: Billy
Newsgroups: rec.gardens
Subject: Planting late
Organization: Camp Runamuck
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On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:41:16 -0500, "The moderator"
wrote:
This is my first garden and it wasn't ready to plant until now.
According
to the local planting schedule I missed the planting dates for some of my
early crops.
Can I plant late and still get healthy plants? Peas, Spinach, Broccoli,
potatoes?
Thanks
This is out'en Charlie's archive. I only steal from the best.
Late Planting Guide From Seed
From an Old Organic Magazine
Frost date is Oct 15 Last frost May 15
Your dates may differ due to your climate
July 4 100 days till Oct 15
Frost tender
85 days Snap Beans by July 25
97 days Corn by July 4
86 days Cucumbers by July 25
110 days Tomatoes by June 25
81 ays Squash by Aug 1
Survive Light Frost
90 days Cauliflower by July 25
84 days Chinese Cabbage by July 25
74 days Beets by Aug 15
113 days Endive by June 25
63 days Kohlrabi by Aug 30
76 days Loose Leaf Lettuce by Aug 1r
96 days Head Lettuce by July 4
70 days Peas by Aug 15
Survive Heavy Frost
99 days Cabbage by July 4
85 days Carrots by July 25
70 days Chard by Aug 15
90 days Collards by July 4
95 days Broccoli by July 4
120 days Brussels Sprouts by June 15
95 days Kale by July 4
42 days Radishes Summer by Sept 5
72 days Radishes Winter by Aug 15
64 days Spinach by Aug 25
51 days Turnips by Sept 15
-- People need to remember that these are average frost dates, for zone
5.
I'm also zone five.
Some years things will be done in around the average date, other years
it may go much later. Three years ago we were still harvesting
tomatoes aaround thanksgiving time. I had covered a few plants when
frost hit the end of october. No frost or freeze until around
thnksgiving.
Charlie
An' that's the way it is, movin' on.
--
Billy
"For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is
now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of
conception until death." - Rachel Carson
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--
Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden
What use one more wake up call?
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