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| As I posted recently, my brassica was all eaten by something. I am very sad about having no fall broccoli and cauliflower, and was wondering if it was too late to buy plants to put in the garden, if I can find any today?? I figure it probably is, but thought I'd just check. I do have floating row covers that I can put on.
Thanks, Michele |
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- Posted by dan_staley 5b/SS 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 19, 11 at 9:10
| Check the days to harvest on plant. Check today. Subtract today from first frost date. Must be greater than days to harvest, or you have row covers. Dan |
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| I do have row covers, but I'm thinking that with the sun pattern changing, they might not grow enough. My frost date is about Oct. 31. I guess if a few plants are cheap enough, I might give it a shot but not get my hopes up. |
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- Posted by nygardener z6 New York (My Page) on Mon, Sep 19, 11 at 19:00
| I think that both broccoli and cauliflower can survive frost, so it's worth a try. I direct-seeded mine a month or so ago, and they're about the size of nursery seedlings. Depending on where you are in Massachusetts, I might be able to give you some thinnings. Drop me a note if you're interested. |
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| Every year is different. Last year I finished picking my Broccoli outside, under row cover in Mid December. They were a little soft and squishy. They had good flavor. Tasted fine in the stir frys. I picked the majority before THanksgiving. These were outside, no cover. I live in zone 5, north central Kansas. November 11th
November 14th Two years ago. It snowed and we picked the remaining broccoli. It all died soon after. We pulled the plastic off the high tunnel during this snow. It wasn't fun, but it also wasn't suppose to snow either! We weren't planning on any winter crops that year.
We had some big Broccoli that year.
Fast Forward, Last year October 16th p Jay |
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- Posted by dan_staley 5b/SS 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 19, 11 at 22:45
| Many places, first frost can mean snow with 20F temps, so either do dates or have protection. In my view, hoops and row cover mandatory, esp to fully enjoy flavor of crops that sweeten up with frost. Dan |
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| Thank you NYGardener for the offer of seedlings! I did find a few yesterday, and I'm in Salem, MA which is pretty far from NY. Jay and Dan, thanks for the advice, I will use row covers as the weather gets colder, and most importantly, make sure my fencing is strong so no other critters get in to use my garden as a buffet! Michele |
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| I'm in Boston, closer to Newton, and if you're starting from seed, I wouldn't try...if you can get your hands on some seedlings, then you may get something. Hopefully, we get a late frost this year, maybe being so close to the coast will help out...fingers crossed (and let us know how it turns out) |
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