Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>]

Understood. We can only count on four months frost free, so there's only a 
narrow time frame for fall brassicas. But we'll try early plantings which 
should mature about the time we get summer monsoon. A little rain here is a 
monsoon. Some Brussels Sprouts and cauliflower or broccoli will go in as 
early transplants from the greenhouse, and early snow peas from seed, if I 
can keep on schedule working alone. Part of the trick for making the most of 
a small area is succession and interplanting. However, a short season really 
cramps your crop choices for both methods. Another constraint is our summer 
markets run only about four months, and it's not economical to grow certain 
crops for the winter markets with fewer customers.

Working with the seasons here is part of my mission. Most people don't have 
the luxury of an ideal growing climate and we all need to learn to adapt. And 
those of us who have a lot of books know they can't coach you on your local 
conditions. Beyond the books it's all learn by doing. And lists like this 
help fill in the blanks too.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net
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On 1/12/2010 at 6:15 PM Pego Rice wrote: