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| Plant potatoes in spring, and a few months later they’ll be ready to be dug and enjoyed (or stored for later use). |
What a wonderful notion, to be able to eat from the garden throughout the year. And as more gardeners become interested in eating locally and seasonally – not to mention saving money on grocery bills – growing edibles in the garden year-round just makes sense.
With surprisingly little space, you can have something to eat out of your garden every month of the year. Here’s a general listing of what you can be harvesting from your garden each season:
Harvests from cool-season gardens (USDA hardiness zones 3-7)
Early spring: ● Asparagus, a perennial ● Chives, a perennial ● Lettuces and spinach, planted from seed as soon as the ground can be worked ● Radishes, also planted from seed once the ground can be worked ● Rhubarb, a perennial
Late spring: ● Broccoli, planted from seedlings in early spring ● Cilantro, planted as a seedlings in early spring ● Collard and beet greens ● Green, snap and snow peas, started from seed as soon as the ground can be worked ● Lettuces and radishes from earlier plantings ● Mint, a perennial ● Oregano, a perennial ● Parsley, planted as a seedlings in early spring ● Rosemary, a perennial in warmer regions of the country ● Sage, a perennial ● Thyme, a perennial
Early to midsummer: ● All the perennial herbs listed for spring ● Basil, planted from seedlings after all danger of frost has passed ● Beets, planted from seed in spring ● Blueberries, bush fruit ● Cantaloupe, watermelon and other melons, planted from seed or seedlings in spring two weeks after all danger of frost has passed ● Cherries, tree fruit ● Cucumber, planted from seed two weeks after all danger of frost has passed ● Eggplant, planted from seedlings after all danger of frost has passed ● Green beans, planted from seed two weeks after all danger of frost has passed ● Hot peppers, planted from seedlings after all danger of frost has passed ● Peaches, tree fruit ● Peppers, planted from seedlings after all danger of frost has passed ● Plums, tree fruit ● Potatoes, planted from potato pieces in early spring ● Strawberries, a perennial ● Summer squash, planted from seed two weeks after all danger of frost has passed ● Tomatoes, planted from seedlings after all danger of frost has passed ● Zucchini, planted from seed two weeks after all danger of frost has passed
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