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Re: Was Soil pH; Now Wisconsin Legends

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Doreen,
 
The Farmer's Market is even better than you have heard. I go as often as I
can and as early as I can.

We can't take a firm stand on our zone because Mother Nature keeps changing
her mind. I guess most of us consider that we are in Zone 4 but still
optimistically plant within Zone 5 and cover those tender plantings with
lots of mulch. My gardens are pretty protected from wind. We are much warmer
here than one mile out on our family farm. I may well be in 5 while our
farmland is in 4. You just have to experiment and find out for yourself. .
.which isn't, I don't think, much different than anywhere else.  Planting
dates vary, but I usually start out about a week or two before Memorial Day.
I think the last frost date is May 10. First frost is somewhere around Oct.
1. But, this year and last year, I was still harvesting at Halloween. I
still had cabbage at Thanksgiving.

But, again, the Farmer's Market. . .it almost makes the winter worthwhile.

Linda, dreaming of baby plants, green veggies, fresh bouquets and spring. . 
Gardening Zone 4b/5a
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>From: "Doreen Howard" <doreen@fgi.net>
>To: "Square Foot Gardening List" <sqft@listbot.com>
>Subject: Re: Was Soil pH; Now Wisconsin Legends
>Date: Thu, Jan 27, 2000, 7:50 PM
>

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>Ah Linda, your sig line exemplifies the problem I'm encountering.  Which is
>the zone?  4b or 5a??  No one seems to want to take a firm stand on it.
>About those long winters--when is the planting date and how long is the
>season?  And, is the Dane County Farmer's Mkt. as fantastic as I've heard??
>Doreen Howard
>Zone 5b, formerly 9b, soon to be 4b or 5a!!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Linda Korth <lkorth@bminet.com>
>To: Square Foot Gardening List <sqft@listbot.com>
>Date: Thursday, January 27, 2000 3:20 PM
>Subject: Re: Was Soil pH; Now Wisconsin Legends
>
>
>>Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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>>No, Doreen,
>>
>>It is not true that we only have green tomatoes in Wisconsin. I have been
>>growing them for years and have always had plenty of red ones to enjoy. I
>>live in a little village just 20 minutes north of Janesville, called
>>Cambridge. I have 2 established rose gardens, a growing kitchen garden,
>>periennial gardens around the pool area and am creating new beds in the
>>fountain area: lilies, periennials, roses and herbs. My only regret are the
>>long winters. . .they allow too much time for dreaming and not enough for
>>gardening.
>>
>>Linda in WI
>>
>>Gardening Zone 4b/5a
>>Scobie Wagon Works
>>Extraordinary Wagons and Toys
>>www.scobiewgonworks.com
>>
>>----------
>>>From: "Doreen Howard" <doreen@fgi.net>
>>>To: "Square Foot Gardening List" <sqft@listbot.com>
>>>Subject: Was Soil pH; Now Wisconsin Legends
>>>Date: Wed, Jan 26, 2000, 9:28 PM
>>>
>>
>>>Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>>>
>>>Basically, it was Angleton, TX  to Springfield, IL and now to Janesville,
>>>WI.  Who says gardening has to be static!  It's a constant learning
>process!
>>>Cold is a challenge, no doubt.  Any hardy Wisconsin gardeners on the list
>>>who want to give advice?  I'd love to hear some--like if there is any
>>>growing season in Wisconsin and what can't you plant!  Also, is the legend
>>>true that tomatoes are only green in Wisconsin--they never turn red??
>>>Doreen
>>>
>>
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