Good
morning, Deb recently forwarded this blog site to me.
It
does have some very good information pertaining to veggie seeds. I especially
like the germination chart that lists most of the veggies that are commonly
grown. This particular chart is immensely beneficial to anyone who may want to
get into season extension or even winter gardening. I have mentioned that the
lower the minimal germination temp is the better the chance that that veggie is
a good candidate for winter gardening
We are
getting towards the end of the “gravy” time of fall where seeds germinate very
easily and plants can get well established very quickly. Through trial and
error I have found sowing seed much past the first week of November doesn’t
work very well. I do sow my bulb onion seed during this week. This allows for
well rooted seedlings that will stay under ¼ inch and make wonderful
transplants for the end of February.
It is
getting very close to the time when I will erect my temporary greenhouses that
will have the film covered with fabric. This worked very well with my heavy
Agribon 70 fabric through last winter. Because I will need to keep an extra
heavy blanket available for any deep freeze that could damage my cauliflower
and broccoli crops, I will not have enough 70 to cover all of my temporary
greenhouses. I intend to see how two or three layers of 19 will work. There
will be a total of 6 of these green houses. I hope that this works very well. Time will tell.
I would like to share some
interesting viewings from my blog site. The very surprising thing is that most
of the views within the last week were from Poland and Turkey. There were a
total of 31 viewings, with the US being a distant third. I have noticed Poland
and Russia are the most common viewing countries but there has been Canada,
France, Denmark, and Great Britain too. To date there have been over 1000
viewings. I guess I am easily entertained.
It is nice to see my fall greens
are starting to come on. This will be the first week to list radishes, Asian
greens and broccoli raab greens. Broccoli raab florets are still a couple
months out. The green kohlrabi is starting to bulb up and the fall peas are up
too. This weekend I plan to plant my garlic bed and seed my bulb onion bed. It
is nice to see the change of seasons!!
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