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Re: Spring in the Pac NW

Eric,

Also try planting some brocolli in July for autumn harvest.  Then leave
the plants to produce side shoots all winter, at least until the temp
drops below 20 deg F.  Some of the plants will survive until spring and
produce additional shoots.

Steve

Eric Reinheimer wrote:
> 
> Here's a list of what over-wintered in my Portland, Oregon Garden:
> 
> Savonarch Cabbage
> January King Cabbage
> Bentley Cabbage
> 
> Leeks
> Chard
> Lettuce
> Cilantro
> Beets
> Rutabaga
> Kale
> Pac Choi
> Walachrin Cauliflower
> Purple Cauliflower
> Parsley
> Red Mustard
> Bunching onions
> 
> Peas are coming up!
> 
> Eric
> 
> > It's arrived!!!
> >
> > Just thought I'd spread the news:
> >
> > The Oswego plum buds have opened and their tiny flowers are dotting the
> > understory with motes of white.  The salmonberry buds are green and the
> > cottonwood buds are swelling in the treetops.  And the tree frogs have
> > started their evening chorus.
> >
> > So I dug out my onion flat and planted two packets of seed.  They'll
> > grow like grass until I can set them out in early April.  Then I planted
> > a flat of early spring veg: brocolli, cabbage, cauli, lettuce, raddichio
> > and parsley.  They'll be set out under cover in about a month.  This is
> > the earliest I've planted since 1981 when I lived at sea level!
> >
> > Steve  (Maritime...)
> >
> >
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