Growing out of season

[creativetwinszoo]

You could do grow tunnels, that kind of frosted plastic around hoops, itll make it warmer and help extend a bit longer. Not sure how well itll work once snow starts.

Debating on where at you could find out local shoulder crops.
We can do shoulder crops of squash and corn here, so long as their planted by august.

Daikon radishes a good cold crop. Broccoli, greens, bok/pac choi, some mustards

 

[Daisy]

Thanks guys Lots for me to work with.

I have planted a row of kale, beetroot, pak choy and I put a line of corn in too. I have never grown corn before but had some seeds that are pretty old. I am unsure if they are still viable, but we'll see! I put them in a sheltered but sunny spot. I'm hoping some broad beans come up, as they usually scatter/reseed themselves and I didn't keep any from last year to plant.

I think I might try and get a chilli plant going in a pot as I have a late capsicum almost at flowering stage doing fine in the sun. I dont mind too much if it doesnt produce until spring, I just want one established. I only just ripped out the tomatoes last week, they may have gone a bit longer if I had taken more care. There is just me and the animals to feed so I don't need a huge crop, even if I did get pumpkin going it would probably be too much for me!

I retain info better from paper than the net, so I would love that book but it is out of my price range, and the libraries are closed No snow here, so the main issue would be length of light. The nights are cool, not far below 0C but the days can get up to 20C even in the middle of winter. I have been told for my inland location that we are about a month behind the seasons of the coast, so summer has really just finished. I should be able to get some some stuff growing before first frost (around june/july). It does sleet and hail here but frost does more damage than the hail.

 

[Daisy]

I switched them out to another corner of the garden bed, I think they will be better there anyway Thanks for the tip.

 

[Daisy]

Great! We LOVE kale in this house

Would pumpkin or zucchini work if they got in the warm soil now and grew big enough before frost? Or would they maybe not flower in the fading light? I have a big garden bed ready to plant with strong afternoon sun. I thought I would try and plant something that creeps or spreads there.

 

[Daisy]

You need to dig up your corn and plant it again, but this time in a block or they wont pollinate properly.
They are wind pollinated not by insects.

Ah! Thanks for that! I will do I have plenty of space and they might be better in the other garden bed anyway.

 

[CrealCritter]

You need to dig up your corn and plant it again, but this time in a block or they wont pollinate properly.
They are wind pollinated not by insects.

If you can get out in the garden early morning, right after the dew evaporates, you can walk the rows and gently thump the stalks and see the pollen shower the plants from above. But your right corn is pollinated via the wind and really should be planted in blocks for best pollination.

 

[creativetwinszoo]

Pumpkin can be saved and dehydrated for later personal use. I love pumpkin leather~

Though hard squashs/pumpkins can be used throughout winter for human and animal feed if stored proper