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Post by handmaid on Jul 17, 2020 21:40:53 GMT -6
When do you all start your fall gardens? What are you planting? I am hoping to get another carrot planting here in Zone 6b. Some cabbage. Mustard. Lettuce. Broccoli. Some greens. This would be my first fall garden.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2020 22:19:59 GMT -6
When do you all start your fall gardens? What are you planting? I am hoping to get another carrot planting here in Zone 6b. Some cabbage. Mustard. Lettuce. Broccoli. Some greens. This would be my first fall garden. Here is zone 8b, we succession plant for summer crops until about Aug. 10th. We often have fresh tomatoes & yellow squash from the garden at Thanksgiving if it's a mild fall. We plant a fall crop of potatoes in September which will be enough to carry us to spring planting. We save our seed from our fall crop and use those to plant for spring. We've been known to just bury them in the deep sand where they won't freeze and insulate the ground with sawdust, straw, or hay if it's a really cold winter.
We also plant mustard, collards, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, turnips, carrots, spinach, lettuce, garlic and onions. Some of them that are not real cold hardy are planted in late August & September, and the rest are planted in October-early December. We plant onions and garlic in November/December for an earlier harvest.
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Post by handmaid on Jul 18, 2020 9:28:06 GMT -6
When do you all start your fall gardens? What are you planting? I am hoping to get another carrot planting here in Zone 6b. Some cabbage. Mustard. Lettuce. Broccoli. Some greens. This would be my first fall garden. Here is zone 8b, we succession plant for summer crops until about Aug. 10th. We often have fresh tomatoes & yellow squash from the garden at Thanksgiving if it's a mild fall. We plant a fall crop of potatoes in September which will be enough to carry us to spring planting. We save our seed from our fall crop and use those to plant for spring. We've been known to just bury them in the deep sand where they won't freeze and insulate the ground with sawdust, straw, or hay if it's a really cold winter.
We also plant mustard, collards, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, turnips, carrots, spinach, lettuce, garlic and onions. Some of them that are not real cold hardy are planted in late August & September, and the rest are planted in October-early December. We plant onions and garlic in November/December for an earlier harvest.
TexasFarmGirl57
Sounds amazing! And like a ton of work! Do you use a gardening calendar to keep track of what you planted and when?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2020 9:52:35 GMT -6
Here is zone 8b, we succession plant for summer crops until about Aug. 10th. We often have fresh tomatoes & yellow squash from the garden at Thanksgiving if it's a mild fall. We plant a fall crop of potatoes in September which will be enough to carry us to spring planting. We save our seed from our fall crop and use those to plant for spring. We've been known to just bury them in the deep sand where they won't freeze and insulate the ground with sawdust, straw, or hay if it's a really cold winter.
We also plant mustard, collards, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, turnips, carrots, spinach, lettuce, garlic and onions. Some of them that are not real cold hardy are planted in late August & September, and the rest are planted in October-early December. We plant onions and garlic in November/December for an earlier harvest.
TexasFarmGirl57
Sounds amazing! And like a ton of work! Do you use a gardening calendar to keep track of what you planted and when? Hubby keeps track of it all. He writes it down in a journal every night. He keeps track of the garden, farm animals, dogs, cats, weather, family, events, and just about everything else. The common question around here is "Did you make the book today" meaning did Dad (Pa Pa) mention you in his book of everything today.
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Post by handmaid on Jul 18, 2020 12:23:26 GMT -6
Sounds amazing! And like a ton of work! Do you use a gardening calendar to keep track of what you planted and when? Hubby keeps track of it all. He writes it down in a journal every night. He keeps track of the garden, farm animals, dogs, cats, weather, family, events, and just about everything else. The common question around here is "Did you make the book today" meaning did Dad (Pa Pa) mention you in his book of everything today. What a great gift to your family! That is a wonderful heritage and resource! Love that.
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Post by handmaid on Jul 22, 2020 19:21:45 GMT -6
I am intending to sow my fall crop seeds indoors this week. Made room in another bed for lettuce. Hope to get kale, lettuce, broccoli, cabbage and carrots started. We were a single income family as my husband lost his job a few weeks ago. So the garden has taken an even greater importance in our priorities. I am now working part time at a maternity home for homeless women, so hoping any excess veggies can be utilized there.
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Post by cherylt on Aug 3, 2020 9:14:31 GMT -6
We are getting ready to start our fall garden here. We want to plant broccoli, lettuce, carrots, radishes, cabbage,. We hope to squeeze in another round of squash and field peas too.
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Post by handmaid on Aug 3, 2020 21:07:51 GMT -6
I have the seedlings going. Hoping to pot them up a size in the next day or two.
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