To plant in the fall?
- Farrier1987
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To plant in the fall?
So getting the garden cleaned up and ready for winter. Garlic and my walking onions planted. I would do some onion sets too, but can't find any.
Wondering if there is anything else others have had luck planting in the fall to be ready early? Ideas greatly appreciated.
Wondering if there is anything else others have had luck planting in the fall to be ready early? Ideas greatly appreciated.
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Farrier1987. South of Chatham on Lake Erie. Chickens, goats, horse, garden, dog, cat. Worked all over the world. Know a little bit about a lot of things. No incubator, broody hens.
Re: To plant in the fall?
Isn't it a tad early to be planting garlic? I'd love to plant mine while it's warm out, but I thought we had to wait until October.
Linda
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Re: To plant in the fall?
i usually plant my garlic after october 15th.....
that's the only fall planting that i do. i'm usually too pooched out from cleaning out the garden to plant much else. this year i'll be refencing, so planting posts i guess. oh, the fun.
that's the only fall planting that i do. i'm usually too pooched out from cleaning out the garden to plant much else. this year i'll be refencing, so planting posts i guess. oh, the fun.
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Re: To plant in the fall?
I wasn't going to plant this year because the awful weather decimated my crop BUT I got one called Chiloe from Bart at Bulbs of Fire last year and it's too good NOT to plant. It's huge and actually did OK. Hard to plant it rather than eat it LOL!
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Re: To plant in the fall?
Wow. I just checked out Bulbs of Fire to see if we were still talking about garlic {LOL}. I see that they sell their hatching eggs for $60 a dozen. Is that a normal price for purebred chickens?
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Re: To plant in the fall?
That wouldn't be out of line for his stock.
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Re: To plant in the fall?
These are (as far as I know) difficult to obtain breeds. JimW would know more.
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Re: To plant in the fall?
I think asparagus seeds can be started in the fall, and I know some people start brassicas like kale and brussel sprouts if they've got a spot they can be protected from an extended deep freeze. Never tried it myself.
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Re: To plant in the fall?
Years ago I decided that the only way I will remember when to plant garlic is if I tie it to some annual happening, Carp Fair seemed as good a date as any which means that on or around the third week in September they go in, but sometime it's closer to end of October or until I get tired of thinking....darn I should have planted garlic......
doesn't really matter sometime they come up in the fall, doesn't harm them in any way, doesn't seem to affect the size either.
doesn't really matter sometime they come up in the fall, doesn't harm them in any way, doesn't seem to affect the size either.
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