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Re: Growing food - The Garden Thread
« Reply #990 on: March 10, 2024, 06:03:54 pm »
I have a couple more weeks of possible frost then the garden goes in. We don’t plant until after Easter.

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Re: Growing food - The Garden Thread
« Reply #991 on: March 10, 2024, 07:13:43 pm »
I have a couple more weeks of possible frost then the garden goes in. We don’t plant until after Easter.
I often wonder what people plant when in a southern climate.
This year the soil is workable early and we may plant peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes in a couple weeks but we usually plant those in April. But our last frost date is in late May,which is what we have to wait for to plant tomatoes, peppers, etc.
So BB, are you able to plant warm weather plants like tomatoes by Easter? Are you able to harvest cold tolerant veggies like collards over the winter?
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Re: Growing food - The Garden Thread
« Reply #992 on: March 10, 2024, 07:29:21 pm »
Just after Easter I’ll plant tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, zucchini, squash, onions, peas and beans. I haven’t grown collards in years. I have a small garden so I don’t grow corn or okra anymore.

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Re: Growing food - The Garden Thread
« Reply #993 on: March 10, 2024, 07:54:05 pm »
Just after Easter I’ll plant tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, zucchini, squash, onions, peas and beans. I haven’t grown collards in years. I have a small garden so I don’t grow corn or okra anymore.
When will you have, for example, your first ripe tomato?
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Re: Growing food - The Garden Thread
« Reply #994 on: March 10, 2024, 08:01:53 pm »
Around here they say not to plant until after Mother's Day. I've lost several plants over the years trying to beat the odds. Been lucky the last 2 years and got the garden in mid April. We'll be out of state in early May so won't be planting much early this year. Probably just a couple of Early Girls and put 5 gallon jugs over them just in case. Likely only plant a variety of peppers when we get back. Gotta keep my supply of hot sauces up.
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Re: Growing food - The Garden Thread
« Reply #995 on: March 10, 2024, 08:11:22 pm »
Around here they say not to plant until after Mother's Day. I've lost several plants over the years trying to beat the odds. Been lucky the last 2 years and got the garden in mid April. We'll be out of state in early May so won't be planting much early this year. Probably just a couple of Early Girls and put 5 gallon jugs over them just in case. Likely only plant a variety of peppers when we get back. Gotta keep my supply of hot sauces up.
We can’t plant warm weather plants like nightshades, cakes, and squash until late May (Memorial Day is traditional), but we plants peas, spinach, lettuce, brassicas etc as early as possible, usually late March through April. Potatoes, carrots, beets, and onions in April. We plant fall crops of brassicas and greens in late July. Garlic gets planted in late October for the following year.
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Growing food - The Garden Thread
« Reply #996 on: March 11, 2024, 06:29:54 am »
I’ll probably have my first tomato ~ Jun
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Re: Growing food - The Garden Thread
« Reply #997 on: March 11, 2024, 07:25:17 am »
I’ll probably have my first tomato ~ Jun
Pretty much late July for a few early tomatoes here but really August and September is tomato season.
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Re: Growing food - The Garden Thread
« Reply #998 on: March 11, 2024, 10:50:09 am »
I love parsnips. Good on ya!
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Re: Growing food - The Garden Thread
« Reply #999 on: March 11, 2024, 04:54:45 pm »
Currently building 5 raised garden beds, about 160 sqft, at a new house my wife and I are building. Even though it was still pricey, I got a deal on cedar I couldn’t pass up. Looking forward to growing my own veggies.
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