gardengater
NC
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:01 pm Post subject: starting the second veggie crop |
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I need advice about starting the second crop here in North Carolina. I know we can plant beets, parsnips, and various greens. Is there any more and when do we start? Is refertilizing a good idea?
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toni
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North Texas, Zone 8a
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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Compare the days to maturity (harvest) info on the seed package to how many days your area has left before the first frost. Since the hottest part of summer hasn't even arrived yet you should have plenty of time to grow many things in a second planting.
Many seed packets suggest making additional plantings every two weeks to extend your harvest.
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gardengater
NC
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Toni,
I'll follow that advice and experiment a bit. I only grow veggies for the fun of picking my own produce and because it tickles my husband to check their progress every day.
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Western Norway
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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I like your husband's attitude!  Things taste so much better when you've had to work for them, even if it's just for the fun of it.
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pete28
White Springs Florida
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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hi gardengater! I am in north Florida and have started my second planting. I will be planting some in two weeks as well. Then I have to wait until about october to plant some cold weather stuff as we dont frost here until maybe early february.
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trudy
South Georgia, left at nowhere
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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Around the middle to end of July I plan on planting my carrots an probably turnips, rutabegas an mustards. They will have time to grow an be ready for the cool/cold to sweeten them up. I just planted some cream 8 peas an fixin to plant another bed this afternoon of the C8's.
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Sjoerd
West - Friesland
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:27 am Post subject: |
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Hiya...there are still several things that you can sow besides the three things you mentioned:
--'Early' carrots
--Chicory (Witloof)
--Evdive
--Florence fennel
--French beans (climbing or low)
--Courgettes
--Corn
--Purple sprouting broccoli (for winter or spring harvest)
--Purslane
--Radish
--Herbs such as, Basil, chervil, Parsley and coriander
There may be more, but this is what I could think of.
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