Have you started fall garden 2012? - Page 2

habitat_gardener · September 10, 2012

I tried 2 plantings of scorzonera from seed and neither one has survived. The 4 brussels sprouts plants are doing well, though. The beets are surviving, but some of them are getting scorched by the sun. The golden beets are doing much better than the red beets, and the ones in the shade of the tomato jungle are doing the best -- they may get some morning sun.

lakelady · September 10, 2012

Jeaninne Ann, you winter over favas(broad beans) in Canada? How cold do your winters get? I am considering this myself here in NJ and thought I should probably plant a dozen and see what happens. I have a nice spot at the top of a stone wall that even on the coldest days is a bit warmer due to the rocks. When do you plant them?

plainolebill · September 11, 2012

We started some scorzena and it all sprouted - we usually top smaller seeds with vermiculite during warm weather to hold moisture and avoid soil crust.

Out winter garden is all started except garlic - I'll put that in next month. We have Kweik lettuce, one set planted last month and some seedling in pots we'll put in and cover toward the middle of October for spring eating. Also beets, carrots, long black Spanish radish, lots of siberian/red russian kale, upland cress, parsips. I guess that's all. We will put in some radishes, probably next week.

arivaraci · September 11, 2012

Planted my Kale, onions, carrots, broccoli, turnips and cabbage about 2 weeks ago. Very excited for my fist time fall garden. : ) Might actually plant some green beans and just see if I can get a crop of the fast bush beans before it gets too cold.

PaulF · September 11, 2012

After the drought and extreme heat of June and July, we replanted cucumbers and green beans and a zucchini just to see if we could get something this year. The plants are doing OK, but it will be a race between a crop and frost. We are normally too far north for successful fall crops, but then this is not a normal year.

shelleybean · September 21, 2012

Days here have been warm and nights have been cool and things look really good in the garden. I'll be planting the last of my lettuce, spinach, radishes and endive this weekend. My shallots arrived this week but I'll plant those early November. My turnip greens and mustard are large enough to start cutting now.

I'm still picking a lot of my warm weather veggies, too--beans, okra, eggplant and peppers. I will dig sweet potatoes next month. When all this comes out, I may just keep planting lettuce in those spaces and try to keep going until spring.

So I'm beginning to feel like it's really fall. I got some pansies, violas, mums and a couple of pumpkins for the porch. Football and chili help make it feel like fall, too.

September 10, 2012	#17
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	Jeaninne Ann, you winter over favas(broad beans) in Canada? How cold do your winters get? I am considering this myself here in NJ and thought I should probably plant a dozen and see what happens. I have a nice spot at the top of a stone wall that even on the coldest days is a bit warmer due to the rocks. When do you plant them? __________________ Antoniette

September 11, 2012	#20
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,284	After the drought and extreme heat of June and July, we replanted cucumbers and green beans and a zucchini just to see if we could get something this year. The plants are doing OK, but it will be a race between a crop and frost. We are normally too far north for successful fall crops, but then this is not a normal year. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

September 21, 2012	#21
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Days here have been warm and nights have been cool and things look really good in the garden. I'll be planting the last of my lettuce, spinach, radishes and endive this weekend. My shallots arrived this week but I'll plant those early November. My turnip greens and mustard are large enough to start cutting now. I'm still picking a lot of my warm weather veggies, too--beans, okra, eggplant and peppers. I will dig sweet potatoes next month. When all this comes out, I may just keep planting lettuce in those spaces and try to keep going until spring. So I'm beginning to feel like it's really fall. I got some pansies, violas, mums and a couple of pumpkins for the porch. Football and chili help make it feel like fall, too. __________________ Michele

September 10, 2012	#16
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,540	I tried 2 plantings of scorzonera from seed and neither one has survived. The 4 brussels sprouts plants are doing well, though. The beets are surviving, but some of them are getting scorched by the sun. The golden beets are doing much better than the red beets, and the ones in the shade of the tomato jungle are doing the best -- they may get some morning sun.

September 11, 2012	#18
plainolebill Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Williamette Valley, Oregon Posts: 33	We started some scorzena and it all sprouted - we usually top smaller seeds with vermiculite during warm weather to hold moisture and avoid soil crust. Out winter garden is all started except garlic - I'll put that in next month. We have Kweik lettuce, one set planted last month and some seedling in pots we'll put in and cover toward the middle of October for spring eating. Also beets, carrots, long black Spanish radish, lots of siberian/red russian kale, upland cress, parsips. I guess that's all. We will put in some radishes, probably next week.

September 11, 2012	#19
arivaraci Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 199	Planted my Kale, onions, carrots, broccoli, turnips and cabbage about 2 weeks ago. Very excited for my fist time fall garden. : ) Might actually plant some green beans and just see if I can get a crop of the fast bush beans before it gets too cold.