tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post6962589428807993224..comments2023-06-27T09:54:42.250-04:00Comments on ATLANTA VEGGIES : Mid-Summer GardenAmy W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-37417260957291536492015-07-20T19:10:30.374-04:002015-07-20T19:10:30.374-04:00Best planting dates depend some on the variety cho...Best planting dates depend some on the variety chosen (days to maturity can vary a lot) and some on the randomness of the weather. In general, you find the planting date by counting days back from the last frost; if a variety needs 70 days to mature, and the frost date is November 1, then, the planting date will be around the end of August. <br /><br />For most cool season crops, though, you have some leeway, because they continue to grow pretty well on nice days after that first frost, until the ground starts to get cold. Sometime around the end of November the ground gets cool enough that growth slows way down. The good news is that crops at this point stay in good shape for awhile, unless we get a steep drop in temperature. There isn't the same rush-to-harvest that we have in spring and summer, which is kind of pleasant.Amy W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-2190170703772906262015-07-20T19:00:46.178-04:002015-07-20T19:00:46.178-04:00Holy cow this made me laugh.... that is exactly th...Holy cow this made me laugh.... that is exactly the right image! It really is wrong, and I am so very glad that we are getting some grapes this year to eat fresh, which makes up in a small way for the lack of blueberries, but the inside of the freezer just doesn't look right without those bulging bags of berries.Amy W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-21370218362926146302015-07-20T16:38:40.195-04:002015-07-20T16:38:40.195-04:00I have never planted collards from seed. When is ...I have never planted collards from seed. When is the earliest/ latest that you plant yours? I helped a community garden make seed tapes for collards last year and they didn't plant till mid September but had a bumper crop. I - like you - have summer squash and cucumbers that will be fading out soon. Those beds will get the fall seeds. What about beets? When do you plant those seeds? Im in northeast Floyd County so the climate is the same as yours or within a week's planting date.Barbaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-39132723652724157752015-07-18T07:44:00.616-04:002015-07-18T07:44:00.616-04:00My mouth watered with the description of your boun...My mouth watered with the description of your bountiful garden!<br />I know that guilt factor in buying something when you feel like you should have provided it for yourself. There is a point each winter when the hens fail to provide. And I find myself in the grocery store, skulking around like a man buying pornography, with a dozen eggs clutched in my hand.<br />Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037441375913788888noreply@blogger.com