Re: Natural Signs for Planting Times

hi there,

here ya go:

		WHEN THESE PLANTS ARE IN FULL BLOOM IN THE OPEN:
Glory of The Snow	forsythia	trailing arbutus		spice bush	siberian squill
			1st plantings so these seeds may be safely made:
beets, cabbage, chard, chervil, cos, cress, endive, escarole, kohlrabi,
leeks, lettuce, onions(seeds & sets)
parsely, parsnips, peas, spinach, radishes, salsify, turnips, witloof
chicory.
amaranthus, calliopsis, candytuft, mignonette, nemophilia, rudbeckia,
snapdragon, summer cypress

			This is the first installment More to come. Smitty


On Sun, 16 Jan 2000 20:15:11 -0600 "Julianne Wiley" <jlw@planetc.com>
writes:
> Dear Garden Lovers,
> 
> I  heard that some people use the sprouting or flowering time of 
> local
> plants as a "marker" for when various garden veggies should be 
> planted.  Let
> me dream up some hypothetical examples here:
> 
>     the first crocuses come up = pea-planting time
> 
>     maple trees leaf-out = time to transplant cabbages and other 
> brassicas
> 
>     full flowering of lilacs and apple blossoms = corn-planting time
> 
> These are not necessarily accurate, they're just top-of-my-head
> illustrations.  :-)
> 
> Here's my question:  do any of you want to share some Natural Signs 
> you use
> to determine proper planting times?
> 
> Are there any books or magazine articles on this that you could 
> recommend?
> 
> Getting antsy reading my seed catalogs,
> 
> Julianne
> Upper East Tennessee
> Zone 6/7
> 
> 
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