Beets Leaves the Station Thursday
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 2" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 29.
Plant today
4 Days Left on the Collards Clock
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 18" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 29.
Last Call for Kale: Window Shuts in 4 Days
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.5" deep, 12" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 29.
Last Call for Onions (bulb, short-day): Window Shuts in 4 Days
Do this: Set out transplants 0.75" deep, 3" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 29.
4 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 24.
In season now
English Peas: 46 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 1" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 4.
Spinach Is In Season. 46 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 19.
Turnips: 46 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Nov 9.
Opening this week
Radish Opens Thursday. 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
18 Days Out: Garlic
Do this: Opens Oct 28. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
Garden chores
Sort your wood pile
Do this: Set aside oak, maple and cottonwood for a hugel mound, and keep black walnut and cedar out of it.
Feed the first-year mound
Do this: Plant peas or cowpeas on a new mound, or side-dress with nitrogen if leaves look pale from wood tie-up.
Flip the leaves
Do this: Walk the garden and check leaf undersides on squash, tomatoes and greens for eggs and pests.