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Posted by shel mcnab on Monday, September 3, 2001 8:50 pm ADTI have heard that some vegetables and flowers may be planted in fall for earlier harvest the next season.. I am wondering if anyone has more info regarding this. I live in zone 4.. just west of ottawa ont.
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Posted by Howard Harvey on Wednesday, September 12, 2001 4:41 pm ADTI have no experience with planting seeds in the fall. But that is how nature works when we are not around. It's worth a small try the first year. Garlic and onions,and of course flower bulbs, can be fall planted. It is a good idea to put a light covering of hay or leaves over the vegetable bulbs in case of a severe winter. With frost heaving, the bulbs could be exposed to sun's heat and then severe cold - that's not a good idea!
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Posted by Annabel Brophy on Thursday, September 13, 2001 1:12 am ADTHere in Edmonton, I plant any self-seeding annual in the fall as well as spinach, carrots and broccoli. I sew the seeds thicker than one would in the spring and mulch with a thin layer of leaves. Broccoli is 'iffy' but everything else does well.
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Posted by Joanie on Sunday, March 17, 2002 6:41 pm ASTI have heard you can plant potatoes also
