![]() Lettuce was seeded in mid September and transplanted to the Quick Hoops in mid October. ![]() This crop should be harvested either during the winter or very quickly in spring. Mache was direct seeded and it grew very well during the fall but bolted quickly when the weather started to warm up. Spinach was direct seeded in early October it germinated but stayed dormant until March and was ready for harvest around April 1. Here are some results of other growers’ trials that may help inform your own efforts to get extra-early spring veggies.Īt Johnny’s Research Farm in Albion, Maine, we conducted overwintering trials under Quick Hoops tm last year. Many other crops are good candidates for overwintering, though there are few definite guidelines yet, especially given the wide variations in temperatures that are possible from one location to another. Spinach is often produced by fall seeding, resulting in harvest a month before spring-seeded crops. In the North, Quick Hoops TM with row cover and greenhouse poly moderate the cold and allow for successful overwintering. Southern growers and others with mild winters routinely use this strategy with many cool-weather vegetables. ![]() Overwintering crops With the proliferation of hoophouses and low tunnels on farms, many growers are trying a new strategy to extend theseason: planting seeds in fall to get the earliest possible harvest in spring. Subscribe to Growing for Market for more great ideas about growing and marketing!įor more topics in the series, click on Market Farming Basics in the left column. Growing for Market in partnership with Johnny's Selected Seeds has created a library of expert information about growing and selling vegetables and flowers. ![]()
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