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Planting late
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 |
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Planting late
"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? Where are you located and how late are you talking? |
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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 Yes, most likely you can still get a good crop but that depends a lot on the weather. Be sure to use the right variety of seeds (or plants) for your area. -- Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A) "You are never to old to play in the dirt" To see pictures from my garden visit http://members.iglou.com/brosen Digital Camera - Pentax *ist DL Remove NO_WEEDS_ in e-mail address to reply by e-mail |
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"Bill R" wrote in message ... 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 Yes, most likely you can still get a good crop but that depends a lot on the weather. Be sure to use the right variety of seeds (or plants) for your area. The online Farmer's Almanac talks about phases of the moon. Should I wait for the moon phase or plant as soon as possible? |
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On 3/19/2009 6:33 AM, The moderator wrote:
"Bill R" wrote in message ... 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 Yes, most likely you can still get a good crop but that depends a lot on the weather. Be sure to use the right variety of seeds (or plants) for your area. The online Farmer's Almanac talks about phases of the moon. Should I wait for the moon phase or plant as soon as possible? WHERE ARE YOU? If you are in southern California, peas and broccoli (and possibly spinach) are a winter crop. They should have been planted in October. Harvesting is almost over. If you are in northern Minnisota, you really have to wait until the frozen soil defrosts. Don't worry about phases of the moon unless you are an astrologist. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
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Planting late
The moderator wrote:
"Bill R" wrote in message ... 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 Yes, most likely you can still get a good crop but that depends a lot on the weather. Be sure to use the right variety of seeds (or plants) for your area. The online Farmer's Almanac talks about phases of the moon. Should I wait for the moon phase or plant as soon as possible? Planting by the phases of the moon, according to a lot of studies, isn't helpful getting a better crop. Plant your "cool crop" garden now. -- Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A) "You are never to old to play in the dirt" To see pictures from my garden visit http://members.iglou.com/brosen Digital Camera - Pentax *ist DL Remove NO_WEEDS_ in e-mail address to reply by e-mail |
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