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Re: Let's Get Green
Frank Drew Leyda wrote:
>
> Hello All:
>
> How about a vegetable which can grow in an enclosed porch, in Ohio, in fall
> and early winter.
>
> How about Mushrooms ? What are their temperature requirements ?
>
> Frank Drew
> leyda@valunet.com
> " So Far : So Good "
Frank,
How enclosed? Do you have any daily sunlight at all? Which way
does the porch face? How cold does it really get on the porch?
There are plenty of cold-season vegetables that should do well if
the temps don't get _too_ close to freezing inside the
enclosure. Spinach, lettuce, cabbage, radishes, and most greens
do better when it's cooler than when it's warmer. If you want
some color, try one of the "Lights" varieties (can't remember
exact variety names, but they generally have the word _lights_ in
them somewhere) of Swiss chard. The stems are orange, yellow,
green, purple, red, and white. Some varieties of cabbage and
kale turn gorgeous colors when the temps drop, too.
Unfortunately, you can forget about fruiting vegetables like
tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, melons, etc. Even on an enclosed
porch it won't get warm enough to grow these in Ohio.
--
Jim Gray
Quality Assurance, Tipton
jjg2@c-cor.com
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