Plants can be divided into several types depending on how well they tolerate cold, freezing temperatures, and frost.
Very Tender
These types of plants cannot tolerate any frost or cold temperatures at all. They need to be planted when the weather is warm, after all danger of frost has passed.
All of these Very Tender plants have long [...]
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I have not grown raspberries myself. My only experience hearkens back to my childhood when I was forced to pick them for what felt like hours on end, coming out scratched and tired. To add insult to injury, we then had to make raspberry jam. I mostly remember having a sink full of raspberries with [...]
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SFG spacing: 4 per square
Leeks are in the onion family,and grow best in cool weather. It’s best to start seeds indoors 12 weeks before the frost date, and then transplant them outside 6 weeks before.
Leeks grow best in a rich soil, so add lots of compost and fertilize (either chemically or organically) once or twice [...]
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After 8 months of growing, I was finally able to harvest my garlic! Isn’t it beautiful?
As the tips of the garlic got yellow and brown, I decided it was time to start harvesting. First, I tipped over all the stalks and left them for a week or so:
They got even more yellow as they sat. [...]
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I’ve had several requests for information about herbs, so here it is!
Basil
Basil is one of the most popular herbs to grow-there is nothing better than cooking with fresh basil! For earliest basil production, start seeds indoors 6 weeks before the last frost date. Harden off, then transplant the week of the last frost date. If [...]
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When planting onions, you have 3 options–seeds, sets, and transplants. For most areas, planting seeds outside does not work very well. If you live in a climate that is temperate year-round, go for it! Otherwise, try one of the following options.
Onion sets can be purchased at many garden stores, nurseries, and online. They look like a [...]
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According to Mel’s All New Square Foot Gardening book, peas should be planted 5 weeks before the last frost date. A friend of mine heard you could plant anytime after President’s day (end of February). However, the reference sheet for growing peas (from the Utah State Extension) says to plant as soon as soil temperatures [...]
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Growing Garlic reference sheet from the Utah Extension Service
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Broccoli is a COOL WEATHER plant, and grows best when temperatures are between 25° and 75° F.a It does well in the spring and fall, but not during the hot summer.
Spring planting dates
For a spring planting, start indoors from seed 12 weeks before the last spring frost date. When the plants have 4-6 [...]
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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.
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