[Market-farming] fall crops

David Inglis mhcsa at verizon.net
Fri Jul 10 14:04:33 EDT 2009


A fall planting schedule is compressed. EG a 4 day difference in planting
can produce a 10 day change in harvest, or more. The closer you get to fall
the more accentuated this is. 

I keep planting knowing that some of it will die, but I do it in small
batches and curse myself that I didn't write down the planting dates when it
works.

Dave

 

 

Dave Inglis

www.mahaiweharvest.com

Berkshire County,

Massachusetts 

-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Lynn
Wigglesworth
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 1:38 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] fall crops

 

Hi Marie! I'm planning two small beds of fall/winter crops. They are planned
around parsnips and leeks that I'd like to leave in the ground as long as
possible. I'm also planning to plant beets, carrots, endive, and more
lettuce in those beds. I will cover the beds, maybe with a double cover like
Coleman's 'quick tunnel' with remay inside, but I want to be able to get
into them easily for winter harvesting.

 

I'm also planning fall peas. Does anyone have any tips for this? I counted
back the number of days to maturity from our first expected frost, so I
should plant around July 20. Will they do OK with summer heat early in their
growth? ('Summer 'heat' here means mid-80's).  We have a long period of mild
weather with occasional frosts in the fall...I know the plants are
frost-tolerant, but will they keep producing peas after frost?

 

Lynn Wigglesworth

Tioga Co. PA

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Marie Kamphefner <mailto:kampy at grm.net>  

To: 'Market Farming' <mailto:market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org>  

Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 1:14 PM

Subject: [Market-farming] fall crops

 

Regards to the list:

 

It is almost time here in zone 5 to plant fall crops. What are you all
planning to put in for the fall crops?

 

Marie in Missouri



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