Workhorse Crops for August
Crimson Sweet Virginia Select watermelon.Credit Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Workhorse Crops for August I’m back again with my series of 14 Workhorse Crops (including two pairs) to focus on monthly...
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Our hoophouse with a December snowfall. Pam Dawling We’re solidly in the darker and colder half the year for our monthly series of 14 Workhorse Crops (asparagus, beans, cabbage, carrots, chard,...
View ArticleTime to sow fall broccoli and cabbage
Broccoli head after rainPhoto Wren Vile We are almost at a big turning point of the growing season, the Summer Solstice, the longest day. We know that day-length influences plant growth, and that after...
View ArticleTime to Sow More Fall Brassica Crops
Young tatsoi plants.Photo Bridget Aleshire See my recent post for info about fall broccoli and cabbage. Here I provide some more information and discuss other brassicas you could grow in the fall....
View ArticlePlanning and Growing Winter Hoophouse Vegetables
Hoophouse winter greens.Photo Kathleen Slattery If you have a hoophouse, you may now be planning or planting crops for fall, winter and spring. If you don’t have a hoophouse, this is a good time of...
View ArticleHow cold can leafy greens and salad crops survive?
Our hoophouse beds after the nights at 2F (-17C) and 8F (-13C). Looking amazing! Pam Dawling We were luckier with the weather than many people over the weekend (12/23-12/26/2022). And so were our...
View ArticleYear-Round Hoophouse Vegetables slideshow, VABF Handouts
Tatsoi in the mist, November.Photo Wren Vile Busy Conference Season is here! I just got back from the Virginia Association for Biological Farming conference in Roanoke. There I gave a half-day...
View ArticleSuccess with Spinach for Fall, Winter and Spring
January spinach from our second hoophouse sowing.Photo Pam Dawling Success with Spinach for Fall, Winter and Spring Spinach is a much-loved crop for us. We sow outdoors and in the hoophouse in early...
View ArticleVegetable Seed Varieties for 2024
Preparing to sow Rainbow Chard in 2018.Photo Pam Dawling Vegetable Seed Varieties for 2024 Have you ordered your seeds for next year yet? The earlier you order, the best chance you have of getting...
View ArticleSuccess with Growing Cabbage in Spring
Young Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage, a fast maturing pointed variety.Photo Pam Dawling Some of this material is from my book Sustainable Market Farming. Cabbages can be reliable workhorses, providing...
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