Re: Fall plants

I'm surprised you can grow them at all. We always waited until after the first frost to harvest them in late October or November. 
zem
zone 7
West TN
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Fall plants
I discovered just this year that I can keep the "Georgia Southern" variety--I think it's an heirloom--producing for 5 months or longer by planting it in mostly shade and judiciously picking only the larger leaves. 

On Aug 21, 2007, at 11:13 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:


Mmmmm....collard greens...yummy.


james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
  Started our fall vegetables in peat pots today--tomatoes, two kinds of
peppers, and collards.

Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.1 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.1 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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