Last Week of July (Fall -10)

Today was the best gardening day of my life ever! As I posted earlier, my potato plants looked so sad. I was tearing out my peas (which finally stopped producing) and thought I would clear some space for fall crops. I ripped out 3 potato plants, and on the third–up came a potato. What? I [...]

When do I plant and harvest broccoli?


Broccoli

When do I plant and harvest broccoli?
What kind of fertilizer should I use on my broccoli?
Common broccoli problems
Growing Broccoli reference sheet from the Utah Extension Service

Peppers


Tomatoes


What kind of fertilizer should I use on my peas?

Some say none. If you are going to fertilize, use something low in nitrogen. I used a “blooming and rooting” fertlizer (9-59-8) before I saw any flowers, and within days I had tons of blooms, and soon I had peas.

When do I plant and harvest peas?

Plant in early spring, 5 weeks before the last frost. In Utah County, this wll be late-March or early-April. To stagger your harvest, you can plant the peas for about a month (until the frost date).
For a fall planting, plant 10 weeks before your first fall frost date. In Utah County, this will be mid- [...]

What are certified seed potatoes?

Basically, these are potatoes that have not been treated to prevent sprouting. They are also less likely to have problems with disease. You can plant potatoes from the store, but it’s riskier.
One potato can be cut up and planted in several pieces–just be sure each piece has 2-3 eyes and weighs at least 2 ounces. Set the [...]

What kind of fertilizer should I use on my potatoes?

Nitrogen (34-0-0) 6 weeks after planting. Too much fertilizer will lead to lots of leaves but little potatoes.

Growing Peas Reference

Growing Peas reference sheet from the Utah State Extension Service