Sunday, November 5, 2023

What to plant in the November edible garden 2023

Portable row cover 

Sunday, November 5, 2023

You can still plant for the edible garden in November.  Plant seeds of cold loving crops.  Many cold season crops have much better germination success when it is cooler.  Even if they don't grow rapidly during fall and winter, they will start growing quickly at the end of January.  For those seeds that don't germinate now, they will come late winter, early spring.  Cover can be used for all the harvestable edibles to extend the harvest all the way through to spring.  
What is a four season garden?
You can garden year round in small space
Planning for a four season garden

This month you can sow more greens, carrots, beets and herbs in the portable greenhouse or under cover.  You can also transplant perennial veggies, fruits, and herbs as well as flowers, trees and shrubs.  Don't forget garlic if you haven't already planted yours, you still have time!   Midwest Perennial Vegetable Garden

Here are the crops you can start in the November Midwest edible garden:

November seeds outdoors
Austrian winter peas
Fava beans
Garlic
Rutabaga
Lettuce-winter hardy varieties
Snow peas
Spring bulbs

November seeds under cover
Arugula
Broccoli and Sprouting Broccoli
Celery
Corn salad
Endive
Escarole
Frisee
Lettuce, Winter Hardy types
Mustard and Mustard Greens
Parsley and Parsley Root
Radicchio
Rutabaga
Scallions
Sorrel
Spinach
Swiss Chard

November transplants
Asparagus
Cabbage, Oxheart
Winter and Perennial Onions
Trees and bushes

Portable greenhouse

Look for cold hardy varieties when planting for winter harvests.  You will be surprised to harvest all through the winter months things like greens, onions, Austrian peas, carrots, and cabbage.  You can also extend the harvest by looking for the same crop with different days to harvest timing so that they mature at different times and those that are advertised as winter hardy.  

 Fall planted crops take longer to come to harvest size than they do in the spring.  Rule of thumb is to add 2 weeks.  It's because the days are getting shorter rather than longer and the temperatures are falling.  Planting in November, some crops may not sprout until spring.  

Covering plants when there is a cold snap in the fall will keep them warmer and growing quicker.  I cover my edibles with the portable greenhouse or row coverings once daily highs are no longer getting into the 50's and night time temperatures are dipping down into the 20's.  If your portable greenhouse or row cover has vents, you can cover crops now with the vents open.  You can use cover to help your crops grow faster and to extend the harvest all the way to next spring.  Extend the season with protection for plants  Homegrown, organic salads in a Midwest winter

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