What are you harvesting "now" 2024?
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Comments (18)I get that, but what if it is a hearty plant which can tolerate slight frost? You have to consider the growth rate of plants in the fall. Frost isn't the only issue as many plants can tolerate them for awhile. The day length is shorter so less sun for the plants and the average temp is cooler so plants will grow more slowly. What I do is I look at the days to maturity on the seed packet. If there is a range then I use the longest number of days. I add 2 weeks to that and subtract from the date I want to harvest them. This isn't a precise thing, and some years things may not work out as well as you hoped, but that is gardening. In general though, if you sow the seeds while summer is still around and the ground warm things germinate quickly and grow quickly and then they slow down as the temps cool. Ideally you want the plants near harvest at this point. Once the cool weather arrives many will 'keep' in the ground for a very long time because they aren't growing much and they don't have the urge to bolt. If you have the room, stagger the fall planting so you plant 1/3 each week for 3 weeks (or more) and keep notes so you can see how each did (and remember it for next year, I forget so much over the winter if I don't write things down)....See MoreOK, out of whack & harvested ...now what?
Comments (5)Thanks for the replies folks. I appreciate your time. I am very pleased with myself as I seem to be on the right track. I have shade- ( used arched plastic trellis/lattice, pvc and small rebarr stakes. then I found some scrap sun screen at the Goodwill and clipped that to the trellis. I also found some linen that is light weight which allows some sunlight through- i stapled 2 ends to the roof eave and the other 2 ends I stuck old broom sticks in the ground and just tied the linen to them . It does make the garden a little less asthetically appealing, but I believe it did the garden well, And I used the STRAW as well. but didnt have to pay $7. I asked for scrap and me and the boy were able to fill up our grocery bags for nothing. Thank you so much - anyone have pole beans doing well? 4H awesome suggestion -Bean...See MoreWhat are you harvesting right now?
Comments (26)Lots and lots of lettuce, I'm kind of starting to feel like a rabbit, LOL. Also, radishes, spinach (which is starting to bolt, and was hit hard by the leaf miners), and plenty of herbs - parsley, French tarragon, summer savory, thyme, oregano. The basil's still too small to harvest yet. The peas are almost big enough to eat, and I can't wait. They were one of my favorite things out of the garden last year. The rhubarb was grown in a container last year, somehow survived all winter on the porch, and was planted out in the garden earlier this spring, so it's not big enough to harvest this year. I'm definitely hoping to make at least one batch of strawberry rhubarb preserves next spring though, that is if I can get the strawberries to overwinter and produce some berries. Like Deanna, I have a few tiny peppers starting to show, but it will be a while before they're ready. They're awfully cute though... Oh, and I saw my first tomato blossom this morning, yippee! Bonnie...See MoreWhat are YOU harvesting now?
Comments (29)i picked some violet seed pods this evening & put them in a paper coin envelope to dry. for the past hour, i've been hearing periodic popping inside the envelope, as the drying pods spray the seed. it's kind of awesome....See Moreparty_music50
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