English Peas: 12 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 1" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Jan 7.
In season now
Spinach: 12 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 23.
Still Time for Turnips — 12 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 13.
Radish: 19 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 8.
Start indoors & order seed
Seed Check: Onions (bulb, short-day) Needs Ordering This Week
Do this: Planting starts Dec 7. Seed takes time to ship.
Planning ahead: next 30 days
24 Days Out: Onions (bulb, short-day)
Do this: Opens Dec 7. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
Garden chores
Covers on before sundown
Do this: Drape frost cloth over tender crops in the late afternoon and pin it to the ground on every side.
Stock up on frost cloth
Do this: Buy frost cloth, clips and stakes now, before the first front sells out the stores.
Kill the vines, turn the soil
Do this: Pull and trash spent squash vines, and turn the soil so overwintering borer pupae are exposed.