Last Call for English Peas: Window Shuts in 2 Days
Do this: Sow seed directly 1" deep, 1" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Jan 17.
Plant today
Spinach Leaves the Station Thursday
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Jan 2.
Turnips Leaves the Station Thursday
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 4" apart, rows 18" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 23.
Keep the Line Moving: Radish, Round 6
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
Radish Is In Season. 9 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed directly 0.5" deep, 1" apart, rows 14" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Dec 18.
Start indoors & order seed
Start Broccoli Seeds Indoors Today
Do this: Start seed 6 weeks before transplant day (Jan 4). Why: Transplants get a head start so you pick sooner.
Start Cabbage Seeds Indoors Today
Do this: Start seed 6 weeks before transplant day (Jan 4). Why: Transplants get a head start so you pick sooner.
Planning ahead: next 30 days
14 Days Out: Onions (bulb, short-day)
Do this: Opens Dec 7. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
28 Days Out: English Peas
Do this: Opens Dec 21. Get seed and bed space lined up now.
28 Days Out: Spinach
Do this: Opens Dec 21. 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.
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