Re: [gardeners] planting time in New England
drusus@golden.net (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 07 Mar 1999 15:24:43 -0500
At 09:00 AM 07-03-99 -0700, you wrote:
>At 10:49 AM 3/7/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>At 07:59 AM 07-03-99 -0700, you wrote:
>>>At 10:07 PM 3/6/99 PST, you wrote:
>>>>Dear list,
>>>> What? Planting peas near Boston on St. Pattie's Day? (before the
>>>>traditional pub crawl I am assuming) Both my parents were Yankees and
>>>>they always told me "never plant before Memorial Day". Anyone else
>>>>concur? They also used to say, "corn knee high by the 4th of July"...
>>>>
>>>> How about the greater DC area list members? When are you all planning
>>>>garden plantings to avoid last frosts?
>>>>
>>>> Carolyn
>>>> Zone 7b
>>>> Bethesda
>>>If you wait that late, the pea weevils will have a high old time. Margaret
>>
>>Most things are planted out about Memorial Day but peas is not one of them,
>>including sweet peas. Lucinda
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>Okay, Lucinda, but think about it. You can and should plant broccoli,
>Brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale, cauliflower, spinach, lettuce, radishes,
>carrots, peas, sugar snap peas, turnips, rutabagas, potatoes, Swiss chard,
>beets, endive, onions and Asian greens long before Memorial Day. That's
>about the time you set out frost-tender plants such as tomatoes, peppers,
>eggplants, corn, squashes, cucumbers, celery and melons.
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>After planting most of the garden early last year, I was rather surprised
>at how little there was to plant after the last date of expected frost. In
>the past, I've planted the early garden over a period of time, but last
>year planted it all at once. Best, Margaret
OOPS! I was rather brief, wasn't I! I do always put out my 'greens'
garden about the 1st of April, sometimes before---yes, most of the stuff
you list above.
Lucinda
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