Your 2025 Garden

[fuzzi]

Cabbage Early Jersy Wakefield
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I planted mine late. I can always feed them to the chickens.

I also could place a cattle panel trellis over the bed and add clear plastic, to extend the season.

 

[NanaK]

I planted mine late. I can always feed them to the chickens.
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I also could place a cattle panel trellis over the bed and add clear plastic, to extend the season.

I'd try covering when it gets cold. They are very hardy but heads will burn under heavy frosts.

The hardest part of fall gardening here is starting plants in the heat. As days get shorter growth gets slower. But not so many bugs! That's a plus.
I used to buy bareroot starts at a local ace hardware. A bundle was a couple dollars. They do pretty good. Now, I start them inside under lights late July. This seems to work best for me. Gives them a headstart before the days shorten up so much.

 

[fuzzi]

I'd try covering when it gets cold. They are very hardy but heads will burn under heavy frosts.

The hardest part of fall gardening here is starting plants in the heat. As days get shorter growth gets slower. But not so many bugs! That's a plus.
I used to buy bareroot starts at a local ace hardware. A bundle was a couple dollars. They do pretty good. Now, I start them inside under lights late July. This seems to work best for me. Gives them a headstart before the days shorten up so much.

I was going to plant them earlier, but between my trip to CT (funeral) and then being sick for a week, I lost so many opportunities to plant. Then when I did finally plant it was so dry that the seeds didn't sprout, even with watering. I had to replant.

While picking up a pack of collard transplants at the nursery I picked up a pack of Swiss chard, to replace the seeds that came up but failed. The chard transplants are doing great. Sweet peas are blossoming, turnips are getting big. Plus, my second sowing of carrots is up...and we're finally getting a good, steady, soaking rain!!!!

 

[NanaK]

Sweet peas are blossoming, turnips are getting big. Plus, my second sowing of carrots is up...and we're finally getting a good, steady, soaking rain!!!!

I have still not tried fall planted sweet peas. Love to hear how yours do this year.
I think I have swallowtail caterpillars doing their thing where I had planned to plant carrots. I may have to find a new spot.

Rain! It filled my birdbath yesterday. The birds and squirrels seemed happy about that.

 

[fuzzi]

I have still not tried fall planted sweet peas. Love to hear how yours do this year.
I think I have swallowtail caterpillars doing their thing where I had planned to plant carrots. I may have to find a new spot.

Rain! It filled my birdbath yesterday. The birds and squirrels seemed happy about that.

The frogs have been singing here.

 

[fuzzi]

Finished planting this afternoon

Carrots (4 varieties)

Turnips and beets

Transplanted arugula and last 3 collards.