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To all the lovely people,
Here are the recommendations from Mother Earth News of what to plant in our region for the month of August. I am preparing my cabbage bed now for transplanting cabbage starts in about three weeks. Write me if you have any garden questions.
Paul
Top Crops for the Southwest Region:
Here are the Top Ten crops for the Southwest region, followed by other recommended crops, as rated in our National Survey of Most Productive Garden Crops. (The criteria for selection include ease of culture, efficient use of garden space and time, ease of storage and desirability at the table.) The recommended crops are sorted by plant family to help you plan rotations so that the same plant families are not grown consecutively in the same area, as much as possible. |
Top 10 Crops: Southwest Region1. Potato
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Other Highly Recommended Crops:Cabbage family: Kale, kohlrabi Cucumber family: Cucumber, pumpkin, winter squash Leafy greens: Arugula, chard, Chinese cabbage, mache, lettuce, pac choi, spinach Legumes: Dry soup beans, edamame, fava bean, snap beans, snow/snap and shell peas, Southern peas Root crops: Beet, radish, rutabaga, shallot, sunchoke, sweet potato Tomato family: Eggplant, peppers (all types), tomatillo |