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Margaret Hochla
El Reno, Oklahoma
I have been married for 27 years to Victor and have 4 children. The two girls and two boys range in age from 25-10 years. We are pleased to still have one grandparent from each side of the family ... More about Margaret
Sareen Dunleavy-Keenan
Minneapolis, Minnesota
I live in Minneapolis, in 1.5 story craftsman bungalow with beautiful woodwork, but a tiny lot. Sharing this space is my husband Brendan, 'baby' (5/07) and 'new baby' who is expected to join the fold in August. More about Sareen
Gina Keenan-Klages
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
My name is Gina, and my husband's name is Patrick. We have three children, ranging in ages from 1 to 5 years. Our household also includes my mother, who is living with us from September to May. More about Gina
Donna McClurkan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Early January may seem an inauspicious time to begin an "eat local" project in Southwest Michigan. As if to underscore that point, nearly a foot of snow fell in Kalamazoo on January 3. More about Donna
Cher Stuewe-Portnoff
St Louis, Missouri
My first father-in-law taught me to garden in the mid-1960s. Over the next few years, with a family of five to feed, I read everything I could find about nutrition ... More about Cher
Vera Schabicki
Ashland, Mississippi
Four years ago my five children, one husband, two dogs, one cat and I moved to the rural South from a large northern California city. We went from .12 acres to a rambling 57 acres. More about Vera
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Fall Garden
Posted at 1:04 PM on July 23, 2008 by Margaret Hochla (1 Comments)
Now is the time to start planting a fall garden in this area. Since my available garden space is still producing tomatoes, herbs, winter squash, peppers, and eggplant, my fall garden will be in containers. Try planting chard, winter squash, pumpkins, and potatoes in containers of various sizes. We can even get two more crops of tender greens and spinach as the weather cools.
Here is a website for planting dates for fall vegetables.
http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-1114/HLA-6009web.pdf
Why not plant a lot of one item that keeps well, such as carrots or winter squash, and start your own micro-enterprise by selling it through a farmers market or food cooperative? This is a great idea for teenagers. They can learn something about work and entrepreneurship.
If you are in Oklahoma, don't forget to check out the Oklahoma Food Cooperative! Many thanks, as usual to Bob Waldrop, our president.
Comments (1)
Margaret,
Thank you for sharing the website with fall garden planting dates. I've been thinking about just that subject and trying to figure out when to start which plants. It seems your season in Oklahoma is a bit earlier than ours, and stretches a bit longer, but the website's planting schedule gives me a very helpful basis from which to work.
Happy local eating!
Autumn
Posted by Autumn Long | July 28, 2008 10:24 AM