What vegetables should be started in the months of August and September?
• Plant the following no later than the dates indicated below: August 15 – Snap beans and Irish potatoes (seed can be sprouted two to three weeks before planting). August 31 – Cucumbers and squash; plant varieties resistant to downy mildew. • In order to calculate the planting date, determine the frost date and count back the number of days to maturity plus 18 days for harvest of the crop. If snap beans mature in 55 days and your frost date is November 15, you should plant on or before September 3. • Start plants for broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale and onions in a half-shaded area for setting out in September. • Prepare soil for September to October plantings of “cool-season” crops. Apply fertilizer and prepare seeded so rains will settle the rows and make it easier to get seeds to germinate when they are planted. • If watering is necessary to get a stand, open the furrow for seed, pour in water, plant seed and cover. Use starter solution on the transplanted crops. • Wat
