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re: New To Gardening - How Much Crop?
Posted on 1/7/24 at 11:34 am to Sidicous
Posted on 1/7/24 at 11:34 am to Sidicous
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Don’t forget to plan according to crop maturity either.
Is there a site to easily find this? I found one that listed time after last frost to plant but not growth/harvest timelines
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Posted on 1/7/24 at 2:15 pm to GAFF
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Is there a site to easily find this? I found one that listed time after last frost to plant but not growth/harvest timelines
I’m old, it’s on the back of the seed packets. Days to maturity
Never tried google for the info. Sounds like a job for Siri.
This post was edited on 1/8/24 at 9:59 am
Posted on 1/7/24 at 4:11 pm to GAFF
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Is there a site to easily find this? I found one that listed time after last frost to plant but not growth/harvest timelines
Like already mentioned, the back of seed packets. Rule of thumb is about 60 days for most plants from planting to harvest time starting.
Posted on 1/8/24 at 1:59 pm to GAFF
I would suggest keeping your corn as far away from your tomatoes as possible. The corn earworm/tomato fruitworm is the same insect and you would be just advertising for them.
I have a friend and we alternate years and share our corn and tomatoes with each other.
Eta: Keep this in mind for your cucumbers. I learned the hard way.
Monoecious cucumbers produce both male and female flowers on the same plant.
Gynoecious cucumbers produce only female flowers and require the planting of a male pollinating plant nearby.
Parthenocarpic cucumbers are usually hybrids grown from the seed that came from the cross of two parent varieties. Their flowers are all female and their seedless fruit is produced without pollination.
I have a friend and we alternate years and share our corn and tomatoes with each other.
Eta: Keep this in mind for your cucumbers. I learned the hard way.
Monoecious cucumbers produce both male and female flowers on the same plant.
Gynoecious cucumbers produce only female flowers and require the planting of a male pollinating plant nearby.
Parthenocarpic cucumbers are usually hybrids grown from the seed that came from the cross of two parent varieties. Their flowers are all female and their seedless fruit is produced without pollination.
This post was edited on 1/8/24 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 1/8/24 at 4:01 pm to GAFF
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Is there a site to easily find this? I found one that listed time after last frost to plant but not growth/harvest timelines
Use your states extension guide as one from Florida or Louisiana would have your times off.
There's people on here already starting pepper seeds and that's about a month early for central alabama.
Here's a couple from Alabama and Georgia
Alabama guide to home gardening
Uga extension calendar
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