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                         Getting Ready for SPRING
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    Getting Ready for SPRING
    By Janis Kracht, 1:261/38, janis@filegate.net

    Hardy vegetables tolerate hard frosts (usually 25 to 28 degrees
    F).  They are good for spring and fall gardens.  The
    hardiest–kale, spinach, and collards can tolerate temperatures
    in the low 20s and high teens.  All taste best when they mature
    in cool weather, so they are very well suited to late summer
    planting for fall harvests.  Harvest extends into winter in the
    Southeast, Southwest, and Pacific Northwest.  See the USDA Frost
    Map for the median date of the first freeze throughout various
    regions of the US or your local frost map for your location's
    frost map.  This will give you an idea of just exactly how long
    your harvest season will last, because many of these hardy
    vegetables will continue in the garden for weeks after the first
    hard frost.  Itâ€Ös amazing.  When you see this, you wonder "why
    doesn't everyone plant a fall garden?"

        Broccoli
        Brussels sprouts
        Cabbage
        Collards*
        English peas
        Kale
        Kohlrabi
        Leeks
        Mustard greens
        Parsley
        Radish
        Spinach
        Turnip

    Lettuce and Swiss chard are both semi-hardy and can tolerate
    some frost.

    Lettuce and chard are among the veggies that will grow well in
    spring and fall, but need to be covered if temperatures dip much
    below freezing.

    Semi-hardy vegetables tolerate light frosts (usually 29 to 32
    degrees F) late into fall and through winter in mild climates.
    They are good for spring and fall gardens.

        Beets
        Carrot
        Cauliflower
        Celery
        Chinese cabbage
        Endive
        Irish potatoes
        Lettuce and gourmet salad greens
        Radicchio
        Rutabaga
        Salsify
        Swiss chard*

    *Swiss chard and collards taste best in the cool of spring and
    fall, but will hang on during summer heat, too.  Squash loves
    the heat of summer.  It does not grow well in cool temperatures.

    Squash is sensitive to cold, but loves warm summer weather.

    FOR SUMMER:
    Plant these in high spring, after the threat of frost is past.
    These tender vegetables need warm weather (65 to 90 degrees F)
    to grow and are killed by frost.  They are for summer gardens
    only (except in the nearly frost-free climates of zones 9b and
    10).

        Beans
        Corn
        Cucumber
        Eggplant
        Gourds
        Melons
        Okra
        Peppers
        Pumpkins
        Southern peas
        Summer squash
        Sweet potatoes
        Tomatoes


    From Bonnie Plants
    http://bonnieplants.com/library/first-and-last-frost-dates/

    FIDONEWS  Vol 31 No 08       Page  3         February 24, 2014


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