happygrrl Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I am considering extending our garden season. I am about to make a cup of coffee and start reading Eliot Coleman's Four Season Harvest. Just wondering what you muti-seasoners are planting now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandra Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, cucumbers, zucchini and beans. I will be adding swiss chard and spinach this week or so. I just read that it is helpful to soak the spinach in the fridge in a little water 24-48 hours before planting. I plan on trying that this time around. This is my first time using a raised bed - I will never go back to a garden plot. Love, love love my raised bed! Also, it is super helpful to have your garden near the house. Both my dh and I go and tend to it much more than when it was a little ways from the house. Good luck in your garden! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I am considering extending our garden season. I am about to make a cup of coffee and start reading Eliot Coleman's Four Season Harvest.Just wondering what you muti-seasoners are planting now? I put in carrots and kale, and hope to do peas and garlic in the next couple of days. According to a planting guide for my area these all can go in by Oct. 1. I would put in beets if anyone else would eat them. We tried broccoli and cabbage once before and they didn't do so well for us. Maybe we will try those again sometime. The soil is in a little better shape now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I am in the northeast and a few weeks ago I reseeded cooler season crops: peas, lettuce, some root vegetables and cabbage-family plants. ETA: That book is now on my wishlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanga Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 We have a shorter growing season so I am not going to be planting anymore veggies. I am now thinking towards next years crops and have put in more strawberries, blackberries, and gooseberries to give them a jump start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I recently did lettuces, spinach, kale, carrots, chard, & garlic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happygrrl Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share Posted September 20, 2008 We have a shorter growing season so I am not going to be planting anymore veggies. I am now thinking towards next years crops and have put in more strawberries, blackberries, and gooseberries to give them a jump start. Oooh, I had not thought ahead to berries and such. Must do that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happygrrl Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share Posted September 20, 2008 Good suggestions! i have written them all down. The first two chapters of the Coleman book have been so delightful! I also have the New Organic Grower (written by him) and love it, but it has been a while since I picked it up. This is giving me a renewed energy for the garden. His writing is very encouraging and playful, while still full of info. I highly recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 we are working out our first go at this.... even DH is excited! LOL!! BUT, can someone tell me what kind of yield you get from a stalk of corn? Ye gads, how is a person supposed to figure out how many to plant??? I'm excited about what i have going in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 We have tiny lettuce, spinach & chives going now, but only have about a month until first frost, so I'm not sure how much spinach and lettuce we'll get. We eat the chives starting when we thin them, although we have some large ones to finish off. I brought a few books on indoor vegetable gardening home from the libary. I'm going to see if I can grow something in the house this winter, provided it can thrive at 61 F, our new winter house temp. The sun beats through our slider (that's New England-ese for sliding door) all day in the winter, so I have a sunny spot.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gratefulmother Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I had just been thinking about this, so I am glad to hear the responses. Thanks for the book recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 We have tiny lettuce, spinach & chives going now, but only have about a month until first frost, so I'm not sure how much quote] Spinach likes a frost, and some other greens like kale and chard taste sweeter after a frost. I love to see these foods poking though snow! Lettuce, otoh, does not like frost. However, lettuce dooesn't like hot weather, so you may get a nice little crop before the real cold sets in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 building my lasagna gardens tomorrow --going to get a load of crap from a local farm, I've got hay, cardboard, and newspapers. THEN I'm going to appeal DH to build me a cold frame and I'm going to plant spinach, lettuce, and carrots. I'm also going to transplant my rhubarb into my garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happygrrl Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 We have tiny lettuce, spinach & chives going now, but only have about a month until first frost, so I'm not sure how much spinach and lettuce we'll get. We eat the chives starting when we thin them, although we have some large ones to finish off. I brought a few books on indoor vegetable gardening home from the libary. I'm going to see if I can grow something in the house this winter, provided it can thrive at 61 F, our new winter house temp. The sun beats through our slider (that's New England-ese for sliding door) all day in the winter, so I have a sunny spot.) Do let us know how this turns out! What books did you get? The thought of fresh veg/herbs in feb. has me drooling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Do let us know how this turns out! What books did you get? The thought of fresh veg/herbs in feb. has me drooling! I have no idea if any of these are any good--I just did a search in my library network. The Kitchen Gardener by Madeline Dolowich Growing Vegetables Indoors by Steve Meyerowitz Vegetables in a Po by D.J. Herda Get Growing! Exciting Indoor Plant Projects for Kids by Lois Walker I think there are more, but they hadn't yet arrived at our local library the last time we went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 spring here, we are starting to plant all of our spring/ summer veggies. we are still harvesting our winter leeks, cauliflower, broccoli, lettuce, carrots etc. we have planted onions, peas, lettuce, potatoes, spinach, red cabbage, spring cauliflower. in the greenhouse I have tomatoes growing ready to plant out. and have planted cucumber, watermelon, cantaloupe, and are trying peanuts. capsicum and sweet potato grow in the greenhouse all year round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magistramom Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, cucumbers, zucchini and beans. I will be adding swiss chard and spinach this week or so. I just read that it is helpful to soak the spinach in the fridge in a little water 24-48 hours before planting. I plan on trying that this time around.This is my first time using a raised bed - I will never go back to a garden plot. Love, love love my raised bed! Also, it is super helpful to have your garden near the house. Both my dh and I go and tend to it much more than when it was a little ways from the house. Good luck in your garden! Exactly what she said - a winter garden. I'm trying to convince DH on a raised garden for next spring. It's sooooo much easier to harvest from!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I'm trying to convince DH on a raised garden for next spring. It's sooooo much easier to harvest from!!! Just be sure not to plant a jungle. When I was reading about companion gardening, I read a suggestion to plant a pole bean with each corn stalk. The kids loved the idea, since they've read about Native Americans doing this. It also suggested planting cucumbers near corn. Now I have pole beans all through my corn and some of the cucumber vines grew the "wrong" way because I missed them when I was training them. I've even had to try to pry corn off the stalk with a pole bean plant wound around it. I don't know how this works for anyone else, but we won't be doing that again. btw, Our entire garden is a raised bed, not just raised rows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle T Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 We took today. I will be planting a lot more perennial flowers in October (good planting month here, as it cools down by then). In my small veggie bed, I plan on peas, lettuce, spinach, broccoli, maybe some swiss chard, carrots, and basil. I have around 50 rose bushes, so they are pretty much a year-long job! And lots of flowers, I love flowers. We really enjoy our backyard. Michelle T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I'm in California and I'm still harvesting tomatoes and zucchini, so I'm not quite ready to pull those out. But, for winter I always put in several rows of a salad mix of lettuce - about 4 different kinds of leaf lettuce - and sugar peas and snow peas for spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I am considering extending our garden season. I am about to make a cup of coffee and start reading Eliot Coleman's Four Season Harvest.Just wondering what you muti-seasoners are planting now? I gave that book to my mom for Christmas last year! My dad read it throughly and built the green house for my mom. They're extending their harvest in it this year. I think they've got beans, herbs, and carrots in there. Great book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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