as above, so below
growing calendar
August 7th is a great day to spray down your plants with
The second half of August is a great time to
Many flower bulbs and tubers can be planted in the second half of August
Squills (Scilla)
Flowering alliums (Allium)
Crocuses (Crocus)
Spring snowflakes (leucojum vernum)
Puschinkinias (puschkinia)
Glory of the snow (Chionodoxa)
Bulb irises (iris danfordiae, I. reticulata, I. histrioide, I. bucharica)
What’s in season?
Arugula
Basil (Thai, lemon, Genovese)
Asian long beans
Golden and red beets
Bok choy
Carrots
Chard
Chicory
Cucumber (Armenian, pickling)
Eggplants
Figs
Garlic
Lemongrass
Lettuce
Malabar spinach
Melon (watermelon, cantaloupe, Korean, honeydew)
Okra
Onions (yellow, white, red)
Peaches
Peas
Peppers (sweet, bell, jalapeno, banana)
Potatoes (Yukon, red, sweet)
Prickly pear
Squash (blossoms, butternut, acorn, spaghetti, delicata, yellow, zucchini)
Sweet potato greens
Tomatillos
Tomato (Juliet, chocolate, golden cherry, heirloom)
Turnip greens
Watermelon radishes