Northeast Gardening: Edibles '08 -Part 4, 1 by MaypopLaurel

MaypopLaurel wrote:
Louise, many FL folks are planting Summer-type gardens now. We have three season gardens (if we have the energy). Hardy veggies will winter through, like collards, kale, and brussels sprouts. So we'll be eating those in February and March while we are seeding in new greens in March and April. The less hardy things, like lettuces, go quickly when it heats up or freezes. We plant an early and late crop. Peas only grow in Spring and rutabagas only grow in Fall because they need such a long period of cool weather. Turning over space for timely planting is often a problem. Our peppers will continue until heave frost which would be sometime after the first week in Nov..

William, the soup looks delicious no matter how many leeks you take. We plant leeks in Fall and take leeks all Winter long (though it's cold taking leeks in the garden come Winter). Ya gotta hurry. :) These are our newly planted and ditched leeks.
Laurel