Plants for late sowing?
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:57 am
What are the most useful things I can plant now/soon - mid August - here on Vancouver island; zone 7 or 7b ?
I will do overwintering things (some already started) including:
Purple sprouting broccoli
O/W Cauliflower Galleon
Garlic
Broad beans Windsor
Also:
Parsnip Hollow Crown (already half grown)
Lettuce Winter Density
Cabbage Danish Ballhead
Daikon Miyashige
Peas various - a real gamble
We've been having a strange July & August - generally cool with days as low as 16C but swinging as high as 35 - a real roller-coaster, on average cooler than normal and with very little rain.
What else would you suggest to start now, for late or next-year harvest?
I will do overwintering things (some already started) including:
Purple sprouting broccoli
O/W Cauliflower Galleon
Garlic
Broad beans Windsor
Also:
Parsnip Hollow Crown (already half grown)
Lettuce Winter Density
Cabbage Danish Ballhead
Daikon Miyashige
Peas various - a real gamble
We've been having a strange July & August - generally cool with days as low as 16C but swinging as high as 35 - a real roller-coaster, on average cooler than normal and with very little rain.
What else would you suggest to start now, for late or next-year harvest?