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Post by melco on Jul 25, 2015 21:58:45 GMT
What are you going to grow in your fall garden? I'm thinking greens, cabbage, beets, turnips, daikon radish and lettuce.
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Post by barefootfarmer on Jul 25, 2015 22:32:44 GMT
Carrots, more beets, cabbage- I'm planting a gorgeous one right now called Dead On. I got the seed through Johnny's. So I'm actually growing 3 varieties for the fall. Kohlrabi, brussels sprouts (my first time!), broccoli, winter squash (delicata, acorn and a spahetti), pie pumpkin, leeks, radish and lettuce. Swiss chard. I grew kale for the first half and then I'll switch to chard for the second half. More spinach. My current variety didn't last long before bolting. It's still useable, but painstaking to cut the leaves off around the seed stalk that is forming.
I didn't think about turnips. That would go good in a stew. I'm going to see if I have any seed on hand.
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Post by whisperwindkat on Jul 26, 2015 10:22:51 GMT
Kale, spinach, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, sugar snap peas, carrots, beets, radish, swiss chard, turnips. That is about it. We won't be planting until late August. Blessings, Kat
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Post by Use Less on Jul 26, 2015 12:03:57 GMT
If I'm going to plant, considering what some autumns bring here, it needs to be soon. Not till later this week, though? Starting w- three days approaching 90, plus humid. Easy enough for me to get sick in that if outside. Also, isn't that a little too much for the seeds? Renee's Garden sent an e-mail suggesting starting seeds in containers, or planting in dappled shade. Is either necessary? I haven't done a lot of late planting, and haven't had much luck, either, so hints very welcome. This is upstate NY. Zone 5. My drainage is very rapid. Only a little of my garden gets full sun, but all the spots for veggies get substantial sunlight.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2015 12:32:28 GMT
Kale, spinach, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, sugar snap peas, carrots, beets, radish, swiss chard, turnips. That is about it. We won't be planting until late August. Blessings, Kat Kale, spinach, radish, chard, peas, lettuce for us.
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Post by groverscorners on Jul 26, 2015 16:14:18 GMT
If I'm going to plant, considering what some autumns bring here, it needs to be soon. Not till later this week, though? Starting w- three days approaching 90, plus humid. Easy enough for me to get sick in that if outside. Also, isn't that a little too much for the seeds? Renee's Garden sent an e-mail suggesting starting seeds in containers, or planting in dappled shade. Is either necessary? I haven't done a lot of late planting, and haven't had much luck, either, so hints very welcome. This is upstate NY. Zone 5. My drainage is very rapid. Only a little of my garden gets full sun, but all the spots for veggies get substantial sunlight. I am also NY zone 5; I have had luck planting beets and turnips this time of year. Also cilantro, if you use it. I'm going to wait til after the hot spell- it usually doesn't last long here. I am going to try putting it some broccoli and kale late this year, as my spring-planted plants did not do well. Will be planting inside, then transplanting in 4 weeks or so. I'm not sure if they will be successful , but worth a try.
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Post by wally on Jul 26, 2015 16:49:35 GMT
Our green beans were terrible this year, thinking about trying a fall crop .
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2015 17:48:34 GMT
Probably cabbage, kale, spinach. Maybe some peas.
Last fall I did kohl rabi and brussels sprouts, but they didn't do too well. Maybe consider some brussels sprouts but I have to think about it.
Not going to do carrots as we as a family don't eat that many of them anymore.
Not a huge garden, but stuff we will eat a lot of. I gave up growing a few little bits of this or that just to add variety, because in the end the beautiful chinese cabbage, bok choi and radicchio wasn't worth growing just a few of.
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Post by barefootfarmer on Jul 26, 2015 18:45:20 GMT
Our green beans were terrible this year, thinking about trying a fall crop . My bush beans really didn't appreciate our heat wave last week. I've planted Kentucky Wonder Poles and I might try to slip in a couple of more rows. I'm banking on the higher temps holding out later into the fall. I actually prefer the pole beans because they are so much easier to pick. I do wish I'd seeded some colored beans for canning. I love the way the yellow and purples look with the greens when I make dilly beans or what have you.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2015 19:44:56 GMT
Not just fall planting, we plant all summer here. Bok choy, Swiss chard, beets, turnips, kohlrabi and cabbage will grow most of the winter. Kitchen gardens are planted monthly. Onions, lettuce, beets, carrots and radishes are scatter seeded in a 4'x4' plot in a raised bed with a row of peas on a small wire trellis along the N side. Thinned as needed and used in green salad and stir fry. We plant tendergreen bush beans twice. Probably 80% of hot meals during the summer are stir fry so we use a lot of carrots, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, onion, bok choy, peas, beans and the young greens....James
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2015 23:00:42 GMT
About the last of Sept and before the 2nd week of August, I'm going to plant the entire garden area in turnip greens, winter wheat and oats broadcast evenly. I spent from April to this past week of July on vegetables. Now I'm going to harvest about 3 or 4 deer from the garden site come last part of November and later.
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Post by TommyIce on Jul 26, 2015 23:48:58 GMT
I'll be getting ready to put peas in. May try some beets in a container as an experiment.
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Post by claytonpiano on Jul 27, 2015 0:34:54 GMT
Cabbage, cauliflower, kale, broccoli, peas, potatoes, beans, carrots, garlic, squash and onion seed for onions next spring. Oh.....and cover crops of oats, kale and clover.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2015 2:18:15 GMT
Thinking Beets, Carrots, Mustard Greens and Green Beans.
Ok it is in 80' and 90's but I'm thinking plant now because seems like things are not getting enough growing time before Frost. But I will make sure and water good.
Rockpile
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Post by karenp on Jul 27, 2015 12:01:54 GMT
Cabbage, cauliflower, kale, broccoli, peas, potatoes, beans, carrots, garlic, squash and onion seed for onions next spring. Oh.....and cover crops of oats, kale and clover. Tell me more about planting onion seed in the fall for onions next spring. I am also in zone 7. I would be planting in raised beds.
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Post by willowgirl on Jul 27, 2015 12:25:43 GMT
Our green beans were terrible this year, thinking about trying a fall crop . I have been sorry I didn't plant any this spring. I wonder if I could get them to grow now? Since the seed probably won't be any good next year, I guess I've got nothing to lose by trying!
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Post by vickilynn on Jul 27, 2015 15:26:46 GMT
Our green beans were terrible this year, thinking about trying a fall crop . I have been sorry I didn't plant any this spring. I wonder if I could get them to grow now? Since the seed probably won't be any good next year, I guess I've got nothing to lose by trying! Yes, try planting some. You would be at least a zone higher than me. I replanted 2 weeks ago. I replanted zucchini and green beans. Will be putting in sugar snap peas, turnips, lettuce, kale, cabbage.
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Post by claytonpiano on Jul 27, 2015 22:24:05 GMT
Onion seeds in the fall. Plant them sometime in September depending on you first frost date. I mulch them heavily and simply leave them in the ground. They produce huge bulbs in the spring. Another way I have done it is to plant in a cold frame or the green house. I plant them really close together this way and then transplant them in the spring. I trim the green just before planting. Again, they make huge bulbs this way. Here is the link to a video that shows you how. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7S05OQZJBUHere is one planted like I do in the greenhouse over the winter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy1mFlcc6sEOne more on comparing the two planting methods. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBktpi_uG5wHe also has one on harvesting his onions.
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Post by susannah on Jul 27, 2015 22:40:54 GMT
Kale, kale and more kale. I love that it grows so well even in our crazy cold climate. Good thing that we like eating it - roasted kale chips, anyway. I'll probably put in another planting of lettuce as well.
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Post by Use Less on Jul 28, 2015 1:04:50 GMT
Willowgirl, I've had very good luck using seeds that is several years old, including beans. You can run a test in the spring by putting 10 on a sponge or pad of paper towels you keep damp, and see how many sprout.
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