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Re: Are You Planting Now?

>From:   Toni Office[SMTP:Captiva4me@AOL.COM]
>Sent:   Thursday, October 09, 1997 5:30 AM
>To:     Multiple recipients of list SQFT
>Subject:        Are You Planting Now?
>
>Hi!
>
>I am wondering if anyone else is still planting seeds?  I thought I would try
>to see how long I can harvest in my zone 5 environment.  Right now I have
>snow peas, lettuce, radishes, carrots, cilantro, basil and broccoli growing
>from seeds I planted in the last 3 weeks or so.  My goal is to see if I can
>make it through Christmas.
>
>Would love to hear from others!
>
>Laura
>Captiva4me@aol.com

I'm in zone 7, so you may not get much use form my info.

I have all that you mention plus, 2 kinds of onion from seed (an experiment
to grow storage onions too far south [I'm trying Rossa di milano and an
heirloom bottle shaped red onion]),  garlic (a hard and a soft neck), sugar
snap peas (2 varieties), rutabagas, cabbage (you can harvest as greens
before they head up), brussels sprouts (actually planted in the spring, an
experiment I don't recommend as it is a waste of space 'cause they don't
grow mush till late summer anyhow), mustard, and kale.

I have heard that I can keep tomatoes, peppers, and basil going if I
protect from frost.  We get a frost in mid October, but it can stay above
freezing most of the time until December.  Even then you get 70 degree days
even into January.  Or not.  So I think I'll get some row cover an try.

I will bring a couple of bell peppers inside in pots this year.  I hear
they are tender perrenials and can get a real quick start if you do this.

Ciao,

Mike

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