Last of the warm-season direct-sowing seeds are ready for planting in your garden
Summer squash vine
Cucurbits & legumes
The #outplanttheoutbreak little free cabinets are now being stocked with warm-season crops that can be seeded directly into your garden spaces outdoors. This includes the cucumber family of plants (cucurbits include zucchini, hard squash, pumpkin, melon and a few others), beans of many types (legume family) and a few others. This will be the last release of seeds for the spring #outplanttheoutbreak seed distribution. If you are still needing any seed of any kind, feel free to contact me directly and I will check to see if I can locate what you are looking for.
Many of the warm-season direct-sow crops can benefit from trellising, especially in small urban yards. Cucumber, summer squash, tomatoes, pole beans are crops where trellising is often used. You won’t need the trellis the time of seed planting, though thinking ahead will help you to hunt for materials or organize your garden bed. A trellised plant will create shade. To keep from shading your other crops, it helps to put trellised plants on the Northern edge of your garden bed.
Not too late to start your garden
It is not too late to start a garden; Planting annual veggies can continue to early August for certain crops! Additionly, perennials can be planted well into fall, and garlic is planted in October as well as trees and shrubs. If the #outplanttheoutbreak campaign passed you by for some reason, do not feel hemmed in by the garden calendar. While some long-season crops need planting by June (tomato, pepper, hard squash, brussel sprout, and artichoke for example), there are options that have shorter seasons. This UMN table has date options for many of the annual veggies able to be grown in Minnesota.
Using the summer to plan a fall planting is a great strategy too. You can use May, June, and July to understand your soil and sun, and prepare the space for planting. It can give you time to collect, trade, or scout sales for plants. Plants can grow in containers for a while if you keep them watered and well potted.
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