Planting for a 4-Season Harvest, Part 5
Exempts
Eggplant and Peppers from Early Transplanting
Eggplant and peppers are
not subjected to early transplanting because
they're more tender, especially eggplant. It may seem harsh
treatment in cold, raw weather for the tomatoes, and I do delay
planting in some years. Remember: Tomatoes
must be well-protected when set
out before their regular time.
...When all danger of even
light frost is over, the tender crops go
in. In my area, that means about May 30; in northern New England,
even later. In areas of short summers, most gardeners risk a few
plantings ahead of the "safe" date. I sow a few bush beans in
early May, and perhaps a hill or two of summer squash, protected under
a hotcap, glass jug, or loose mulch of leaves or straw. Last May
I planted Spring Gold, an early corn that starts well in cool weather.
To be continued....
Tirrell, R. 1966, February. Planting for a 4-Season
Harvest. Organic Gardening and
Farming.
Reprinted by permission of Organic Gardening magazine. Copyright
Rodale, Inc., U.S.A. All rights reserved. www.organicgardening.com.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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