Last Call for Garlic: Window Shuts in 4 Days
Do this: Plant cloves 1" deep, 4" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 27.
Plant today
Spinach Round 9 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.
Keep the Line Moving: Radish, Round 4
Do this: Sow another row today so the harvest never stops. Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Repeat every 8 days while the window is open.
In season now
English Peas Is In Season. 18 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 1" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Jan 1.
Still Time for Spinach — 18 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 17.
Turnips Is In Season. 18 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 7.
Still Time for Radish — 25 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 2.
Planning ahead: next 30 days
30 Days Out: Onions (bulb, short-day)
Do this: Opens Dec 7. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
Garden chores
Winter turn
Do this: Give your compost pile its monthly winter turn and add a layer of fresh greens if it has stopped heating.
Bag those leaves
Do this: Stockpile fallen leaves now as the browns for next year's compost, and shred them first if you can.
Freeze watch: water today
Do this: If a frost night is forecast, soak the garden soil today so it stores heat for tonight.