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Early spring - cool crops
Lettuce, spinach, kale, radishes, peas, and green onions like the chill. Get them in 4 to 6 weeks before your last frost.
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Seasonal Planting
Plant with the seasons and the seasons plant right back. Here's what goes in now.
What you need
- •Your first and last frost dates for your area
- •A sunny spot or containers
- •Seeds or starter plants for the current season
- •A simple calendar or notebook
Step by step
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Late spring - the warm crowd
Tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, beans, and okra go out after the last frost when nights stay above 50 degrees.
3
Summer - keep it going
Mulch heavy, water deep in the morning, and sow more beans and squash for a second round. Pick often so plants keep producing.
4
Fall - the second spring
Replant greens, carrots, turnips, and broccoli 8 to 10 weeks before the first frost. Cooler nights make greens sweeter.
5
Winter - rest and plan
Grow herbs on the windowsill, cover beds with leaves or cardboard, and write down what worked so next year is easier.
Grandma said
"You cannot rush a tomato. Plant in its time and it will show out for you."
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Watch out for
- Setting out warm crops too early and losing them to frost
- Planting greens in the heat of July, then wondering why they bolt
- Planting everything at once instead of every few weeks
- Not writing down planting dates