Wednesday, June 15, 2011

*TAP. TAP* Is This Mike On??

At the risk of hearing crickets chirp...I want to pose a question to my 2 readers out there who bear with me when I go MIA lol.

Is it ever too late to start a garden (aside from the obvious). I need tips, as we have not gotten around to it yet, but I really want to do SOMETHING. I live in the South. Help me!!

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P.S. Do fall gardens exist? haha!
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6 comments:

  1. Mrs. NJune 16, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    Well, if you're wanting edibles, it's never too late to plant herbs, peas, radishes, cucumbers, and leaf lettuce. Since you have a longer growing season, there's actually probably a lot more things you could plant that would still have time to mature.

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  2. CassidyJune 16, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    I also live in the South, and Hubby and I plant a fall garden most years. If something needs more time and won't like the worst of the heat we'll usually start it inside if we can and then move it when it's big enough and the weather has started to become a little more tolerable.

    The one risk with a fall garden is that you can't be certain of the weather. Sometimes it stays plenty warm, but if it gets cold earlier than expected it can mess things up.

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  3. SarahJune 16, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    I'd agree with Mrs. N. While I live in the extreme north, we are probably far more limited as to when we get the gardens in because the weather will turn to cold before harvest if we wait too late. My assumption would be that you'd have a lot more time to put a garden in and get a plentiful harvest yet.

    Good luck! We so enjoy gardening here and the fruits of our labor.

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  4. JoyJune 16, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    I don't actually know much about gardening, but believe most squashes harvest in the fall. Mostly still here and reading, like the new header!

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  5. KarenJune 16, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Since you live in a warmer climate, I think you could plant things like tomatoes, basil, pumpkin, cantaloupe and peppers and still get something. We had a planting snafu last year (deck cleaner will kill plants) and we replanted things in early July and still had a decent harvest. I would not recommend starting from seeds at this stage of the game. Go to Lowes and buy the plants that are ready to be put in the ground and you should be just fine. Some of them may already have some produce growing on them.

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  6. KatherineJune 22, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    I know almost zilch about gardens, though I hope to learn more sometime. I just wanted you to know I'm still here and still reading. I'm sorry I don't comment more. Four kids five and under and just having moved, I don't have all of my sanity cells back yet. :) Hopefully I'll be commenting more as I regain my footing.

    Good Luck!

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