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Does anybody do fall planting? I'm assuming around now is the time to start planting (I'm in Pittsburgh)? Where do you find the space to plant new things?
This is my first season of planting and I've already started most of my fall crop inside. I have a square foot garden and have a few empty squares where I pulled up spring plants that I harvested. I'll be pulling up some more in the next few weeks as they'll be done producing. I plan on using these empty squares to plant the fall crop.
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I have a greenhouse because of our short growing season. The peas started to die off a couple of weeks ago so I'm planting that area with lettuce and spinach, which will become well established before the weather cools off in another 4 weeks or so. I expect the green beans to slow down soon too, providing more space until eventually the tomatoes, cucumbers and squash finish in late September, and then I'll have the whole thing available for other fall planting.
I am going to wait til next season. As for timing, living in PA I don't think I would wait too much longer to get started. I did plant sweet potatoes but am not sure if it is going to work or not. Next season I will have a container bed thus I won't have to get on my hands and knees to plant, so will get a shot at fall plants.
I want to try kale due to hearing stories of people harvesting it all winter long, even through snow and ice.
I have a ton of space devoted to bushing green beans, but I have read that they do a second crop when the weather cools, so I don't want to pull them up.
I have a strawberry patch that has been very unproductive for two years, but I hear the third year is the year for strawberries, so I'm hesitant to tear that up. But honestly in two years I've probably gotten 20 small strawberries in as many square feet. I'm not sure if it's poor fruiting or just critters and bugs getting them before I do or what.
Other than that it's all pumpkins and squash, which of course I can't pull up now.
If you able you can start seeds and then put them in once your other crops are fading. Things like broccoli, garlic, cabbage, spinach, arugula have done well for me in Western PA. Also many roots crops last well into the fall..beets,some onions, radishes and carrots. With row covers I grew spinich and arugula through the Winter..although not last Winter. I will be putting mine in where my garlic, lettuces and broccoli/ cabbages are/ were. My new garlic doesn't go in until October so I will have more room for it.
I want to try kale due to hearing stories of people harvesting it all winter long, even through snow and ice.
I have a ton of space devoted to bushing green beans, but I have read that they do a second crop when the weather cools, so I don't want to pull them up.
I have a strawberry patch that has been very unproductive for two years, but I hear the third year is the year for strawberries, so I'm hesitant to tear that up. But honestly in two years I've probably gotten 20 small strawberries in as many square feet. I'm not sure if it's poor fruiting or just critters and bugs getting them before I do or what.
Other than that it's all pumpkins and squash, which of course I can't pull up now.
I will be adding more kale as well. I have had great success with it this year and eat it almost daily so I am hopeful I can continue it for some time. .
I will be adding more kale as well. I have had great success with it this year and eat it almost daily so I am hopeful I can continue it for some time. .
How many kale plants did you plant that you are getting such a large/consistent yield?
I will be adding more kale as well. I have had great success with it this year and eat it almost daily so I am hopeful I can continue it for some time. .
The wonderful thing about Kale, it has become so popular and there are more recipes coming out daily on how to fix it. We have it almost weekly.
How many kale plants did you plant that you are getting such a large/consistent yield?
Only 4. I make smoothies from it. so 2-3 large leaves per smoothie is just right. I also add it to salads. I am only eating it raw so it goes a ways.
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