4 Days Left on the Basil Clock
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.25" deep, 12" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 25.
Plant today
Last Call for Broccoli: Window Shuts in 4 Days
Do this: Set out transplants 0.5" deep, 18" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 25.
Last Call for Cabbage: Window Shuts in 4 Days
Do this: Set out transplants 0.5" deep, 24" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 25.
4 Days Left on the Cauliflower Clock
Do this: Set out transplants 0.5" deep, 24" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 5.
Last Call for Cilantro: Window Shuts in 4 Days
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.25" deep, 2" apart, rows 12" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 10.
Last Call for Cucumber: Window Shuts in 4 Days
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 10" apart, rows 60" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 15.
Lettuce Leaves the Station Tuesday
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.25" deep, 3" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 5.
4 Days Left on the Mustard Greens Clock
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 6" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Oct 26.
4 Days Left on the Southern Peas (Cowpeas, Black-eyed, Purple Hull) Clock
Do this: Sow seed directly 2.5" deep, 5" apart, rows 30" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 25.
Yardlong (Asparagus) Bean Leaves the Station Tuesday
Do this: Sow seed directly 2" deep, 10" apart, rows 42" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 5.
Kale Round 2 Goes In Today
Do this: Sow another row today so the harvest never stops. Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 12" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Repeat every 10 days while the window is open.
Turnips Round 2 Goes In Today
Do this: Sow another row today so the harvest never stops. Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Repeat every 10 days while the window is open.
In season now
Still Time for Collards — 18 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 18" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 15.
Still Time for Kale — 18 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 12" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 15.
English Peas Is In Season. 60 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 1" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 20.
Still Time for Spinach — 60 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 5.
Turnips: 60 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Oct 26.
Opening this week
4 Days to Beets
Do this: Window runs Sep 30–Oct 14. Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 2" apart, rows 18" apart.
4 Days to Onions (bulb, short-day)
Do this: Window runs Sep 30–Oct 14. Set out transplants 0.75" deep, 3" apart, rows 14" apart.
Snap Beans (Bush Green Beans) Opens Tuesday. Clear a Spot.
Do this: Window runs Sep 30–Oct 14. Sow seed directly 1" deep, 3.5" apart, rows 33" apart.
Planning ahead: next 30 days
18 Days Out: Radish
Do this: Opens Oct 14. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
Garden chores
Spray after the bees go home
Do this: If you must spray, wait until evening when flowers have closed and bees have stopped foraging.
Fall bee buffet
Do this: Keep mistflower, asters and goldenrod blooming to feed bees through fall.
Okra overload fix
Do this: Blanch small okra pods 3 minutes and large ones 4, then freeze whole or sliced.
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