Last Call for Beets: Window Shuts in 2 Days
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 2" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 1.
Plant today
Collards Leaves the Station Tuesday
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 18" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 1.
Last Call for Kale: Window Shuts in 2 Days
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 12" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 1.
Last Call for Onions (bulb, short-day): Window Shuts in 2 Days
Do this: Set out transplants 0.75" deep, 3" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 31.
2 Days Left on the Snap Beans (Bush Green Beans) Clock
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 3.5" apart, rows 33" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 26.
In season now
English Peas Is In Season. 44 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 1" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 6.
Spinach: 44 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 21.
Turnips Is In Season. 44 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 11.
Opening this week
Radish Opens Tuesday. Clear a Spot.
Do this: Window runs Oct 14–Dec 2. Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart.
Planning ahead: next 30 days
16 Days Out: Garlic
Do this: Opens Oct 28. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
Garden chores
Stop damping off
Do this: Start seeds in clean mix and avoid overwatering in the first two weeks.
Sow a bee strip
Do this: Sow fast-blooming flowers like cosmos, sunflowers, borage or calendula beside the vegetable beds.
Spray after the bees go home
Do this: If you must spray, wait until evening when flowers have closed and bees have stopped foraging.
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