November zone 7

What does the Windowsill look like in October?

What do the garden beds look like in October?

Start Off- Direct Sow

Start Off- Transplant

Grow On

Harvest

(4) Kale, Blue Curled Scotch August 1 in beds 1 and 2, section 1.

(4) Kale, Red Russian in Beds 1 and 2, section 1.

(9) Leek, American Flag are growing on in Bed 2, section 6.

(8) Swiss Chard, Rainbow in Bed 2, section 4

November 16, 2023

Cylindra Beets

Harvest

Beets can tolerate temperatures to 28 degrees F. but before then you will need to harvest the whole row. Pull up the roots by gripping the base of the stems and pulling upward. Knock off any excess soil. Both the root and the leaves can be eaten.

Lettuce

Harvest

If there is time for the lettuces to mature, some will develop hearts and become ready to pick. Otherwise, you may harvest the outer leaves as a cut-and-come-again crop. The center will continue to produce more leaves.

Purple Top White Globe Turnip

Harvest

Keep your eye on these fast growing roots and catch them before they get too big by looking at the top of the roots poking above the soil. Harvest when they are about the size of golf balls by holding the stems at their base and pulling upwards. They will survive frosts.

November 19, 2023

Nantes Carrots

Harvest

To harvest put up at the base of the tops.

American Spinach

Harvest

October zone 7

Bed 1							Bed 2
1  ft.			1 ft.				1 ft.	1 ft.
						1
Leeks						2	Leeks
						3	Kale	Swiss Chard
						4
						5
						6
Bed 3							Bed 4
						1
						2
						3
						4
						5 Trellis
						6 Trellis

Overview

Cold-hardy plants can be planted in late August, September and even early October. Cold-hardy vegetables that can withstand heavy frost of air temperatures below 28 include spinach, Walla Walla sweet onion, garlic, leeks, rhubarb, rutabaga, broccoli, kohlrabi, kale, cabbage, chicory, Brussels sprouts, corn salad, arugula, fava beans, radish, mustard, Austrian winter pea and turnip.

Semi-hardy vegetables that can withstand light frost of air temperatures in the range of 28 to 32 degrees include beets, spring market carrots, parsnip, lettuce, chard, pea, Chinese cabbage, endive, radicchio, cauliflower, parsley and celery.

What does the Windowsill look like in November?

What do the garden beds look like in November?

Start Off- Direct Sow

Start Off- Transplant

Grow On

(9) Leek, American Flag 

(4) Kale, Blue Curled Scotch

(4) Kale, Red Russian 

(8) Swiss Chard, Rainbow 

Harvest

(18) Turnip, Purple Top White Globe

(4) Kale, Blue Curled Scotch 

(4) Kale, Red Russian 

(8) Lettuce, Buttercrunch Head 

(9) Spinach, American

(9) Spinach, Bloomsdale in Bed 1, section 3?

(32) Carrots, Scarlet Nantes in Bed 1, section 6.

(18) Beet, Cylindra in Bed 1, section 5.

(18) Bean, Maxibel Haricot Green in Bed 2, section 5.

(18) Leek, American Flag are growing on in Bed 2, section 6.

(18) Beans, Henderson Lima in Beds 3 and 4, sections 3.

(16) Peas, Dwarf Sugar Snow in Bed 3, section 4.

(8) Beans, Scarlet Runner are growing in Bed 3, sections 5 and 6.

(18) Beans, Henderson Lima in Beds 3 and 4, section 3 

(18) Kohlrabi, White and Purple Vienna are growing in Bed 4, section 4.

(8) Bok Choi are growing in Bed 4, section 5.

(16) Radish, Black Spanish in Bed 4, section 6.

Mortgage Lifter, Cherokee Purple and Purple Bumblebee Tomatoes are growing on in Bed 3, sections 1 and 2, Bed 4, sections 1 and 2 and containers?

 October 14, 2023

Purple and White Vienna Kohlrabi

Harvest Kohlrabi.

October 21, 2023

Time to harvest a few vegetables before the first frost of the year.

Blue Curly Leaf Kale and Red Russian Kale

At last your kale is ready to harvest. Pick a few leaves at a time from each of your 8 plants.

Kale often can winter over, if the weather is not too severe. You can harvest all winter as long as you don’t harvest too much at one time.

Dwarf Sugar and Lincoln Peas

Time to harvest Dwarf Sugar and Lincoln peas.

American Flag Leeks

Finally time to begin digging up the leeks.

October 23, 2023

First Frost Date

Black Spanish Radish

If the last of the radishes haven’t developed roots, just harvest the leaves for salads.

Bloomsdale Spinach

Time to harvest Bloomsdale spinach.

September zone 7

Bed 1							Bed 2
1  ft.			1 ft.				1 ft.	1 ft.
Bok Choy						1	Bok Choy
Leeks						2	Leeks
Beans and Peas				Beets Turnips		3	Kale	Beans and peas Swiss Chard
						4
						5	Tatsoi
						6	Kohlrabi
Bed 3							Bed 4
Scarlet Runner Beans						1	Kohlrabi	Beans and peas, Lettuces
						2	Tatsoi
Henderson Limas						3	Maxibel Harcoit
						4
Radishes				Tomatoes, Spinach		5 Trellis	Tomatoes, Spinach	Carrots, Radishes
						6 Trellis

Overview

Cold-hardy plants can be planted in late August, September and even early October. Cold-hardy vegetables that can withstand heavy frost of air temperatures below 28 include spinach, Walla Walla sweet onion, garlic, leeks, rhubarb, rutabaga, broccoli, kohlrabi, kale, cabbage, chicory, Brussels sprouts, corn salad, arugula, fava beans, radish, mustard, Austrian winter pea and turnip.

Semi-hardy vegetables that can withstand light frost of air temperatures in the range of 28 to 32 degrees include beets, spring market carrots, parsnip, lettuce, chard, pea, Chinese cabbage, endive, radicchio, cauliflower, parsley and celery.

What does the Windowsill look like in September?

What do the garden beds look like in September?

Start Off- Direct Sow

Direct sow (8) Swiss Chard, Rainbow about Sept. 29.

Start Off- Transplant

Transplant (9) Spinach, Bloomsdale on Sept. 10. in Bed 1, section 3
Transplant (8) Lettuce, Buttercrunch Head on Sept. 13 in Bed 1, section 2.

Transplant (9) Spinach, American on Sept. 24 in Bed 2, section 3.

Grow On

(4) Kale, Blue Curled Scotch August 1 

(4) Kale, Red Russian August 1

(18) Turnip, Purple Top White Globe

(9) Leek, American Flag 

(32) Carrots, Scarlet Nantes

(18) Beet, Cylindra

(18) Bean, Maxibel Haricot Green 

(18) Leek, American Flag

(18) Beans, Henderson Lima 

(16) Peas, Dwarf Sugar Snow 

(8) Beans, Scarlet Runner 

(18) Kohlrabi, White and Purple Vienna

(8) Bok Choi 

(16) Radish, Black Spanish .

Harvest

Mortgage Lifter, Cherokee Purple and Purple Bumblebee Tomatoes are growing on in Bed 3, sections 1 and 2, Bed 4, sections 1 and 2 and containers. 

By September the main crop Turnip roots are ready to be taken up.

September 2, 2023

Rainbow Swiss Chard

Although their leaves won’t be as big, Rainbow Swiss Chard can be re-sown in the garden bed for a fall crop. Since this late crop won’t get as large, however, you can plant them closer together. Sow 30-40 seeds to be transplanted in about 4 weeks. Thin out the weaker seedlings by snipping the base of their stems so as not to disturb their roots. You should be left with one healthy seedling in each pot.

September 8, 2023

Cylindra Beets

Direct sow Beets for a fall crop. Beets have large seeds and germinate reliably directly in the garden bed. Around 4-6 hours before sowing, soak your beet seeds in warm water. Each seed is actually a cluster of several seeds and will produce more than one seedling, so sow sparingly, allowing about ½ inch between seeds. Leave about 6 inches between rows to avoid overcrowding. Cover them with about ½ of soil and water well. Water every two days and thin them once they germinate.

September 10, 2023

Bloomsdale Spinach

Spinach can be re-sown for a fall crop. This is a fast growing hardy crop that likes cooler temperatures. You can pick them when young for baby spinach which is great in salads. Two rows should fit in a 1-foot section. You may sow the seeds directly in the bed or in pots on the windowsill to be planted out in 3-4 weeks when there is room. Either way, seeds need to be planted 1 inch deep, about 1 seed every ½ inch. Cover seeds lightly and water thoroughly.

Nantes Carrots

Direct Sow carrots thinly in a shallow trench of about ¼ inch. Drop seeds about ½ inch apart to avoid having to thin later. Gently cover with soil and water with a fine mist to avoid sending seeds everywhere. Germination can take up to three weeks, but continue to keep well watered.

September 13, 2023

Lettuce

Fall brings cooler temperatures and now you can re-sow lettuces until winter temperatures become too much for it. For an early start, lettuce can be started out inside and then hardened off before planting in the fall garden. Plant seedlings about 2-3 inches apart.

Thin lettuce seedlings but it is not necessary because lettuce can grow densely if you harvest from them regularly, thinning in this way. You can remove the outside and weaker leaves and use them in your salads until the plants are thinned to about 6 inches apart.

Lettuce will develop hearts and become ready to pick. You may harvest the outer leaves as a cut-and-come-again crop. The center will continue to produce more leaves.

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