[AT] Off topic but tractor related
charlie hill
charliehill at embarqmail.com
Thu Jul 8 09:41:48 PDT 2010
I have a question for the gardeners and farmers in the group, particularly
those familiar with the growing season and conditions of coastal NC.
I've been growing a small garden this year. It's really an experiment to
see what I remember from my youth. I haven't grown a garden beyond a couple
of tomato plants in 30 years or more.
So far my experiment has done ok. My potatoes were a disappointment but
that was the result of a very dry spring. The potatoes I got were nice and
healthy but there just weren't many of them.
Only 2 or 3 per hill. They have been dug now as have my onions that didn't
do well at all.
My question is what plants can I plant now and into the late summer to get a
late summer or fall crop? I've got lots of tomatoes growing now and they
are starting to ripen nicely. I've got squash and sweet potatoes coming
along and some beans I planted late just to see what they would do. They
are starting to flower now. But I want to use the potato and onion plot
for some sort of fall crop. Preferably something that cans well.
Any suggestions? I considered trying another potato crop. I think there is
enough growing season left but I can't find any reference online to fall
potato crops. I'm thinking some cucumbers would work. When I was a kid we
planted two cucumber crops a year. Who has an idea? It doesn't usually
frost here until at least mid October. I'm on high sandy loam so soil
moisture is my biggest concern.
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