Garlic Window Slams Shut Tonight
Do this: Plant cloves 1" deep, 4" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Mar 30.
In season now
Still Time for English Peas — 14 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 1" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Jan 5.
Spinach: 14 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 21.
Turnips: 14 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 11.
Radish: 21 Days Left to Plant
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 6.
Planning ahead: next 30 days
26 Days Out: Onions (bulb, short-day)
Do this: Opens Dec 7. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
Garden chores
Turn last season's mulch under
Do this: Work spent organic mulch into the soil after harvest so it breaks down before replanting.
Weigh today's pick
Do this: Put today's harvest on the scale and log the pounds before it hits the kitchen.
Season scorecard
Do this: Total your harvest log by crop and rank which ones paid the most per row foot.
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