Gardening - Calendar for October
Special Notes:
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What to Plant |
When to Plant |
Moon Favorable |
Plant Near | Keep Away From |
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Spinach |
10/1 thru 10/21 |
10/1 thru 10/4, 10/18 thru 10/21 |
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Radishes |
10/1 thru 10/21 |
10/5 thru 10/17 |
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Turnips |
9/1 thru 10/15 |
9/5 thru 9/17, 10/5 thru 10/15 |
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Onions and Garlic |
10/5 |
10/5 |
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Onions |
10/1 thru 11/30 |
10/5, |
Planting: Garlic grows best in full sun on well-drained, fertile, loamy soils with a soil pH between 6 and 7. Bulbs will be small if the soil is excessively dry, and irregular in shape if the soil becomes compacted.
Garlic must be planted in the fall to permit full development. Plant early enough in the season because vegetative growth ceases when the bulb develops in response to longer days and warmer temperatures in the spring.
Garlic is started by planting cloves that are divisions of the large bulb. Larger cloves yield larger size mature bulbs at harvest. Also, the size of the harvested cluster is directly related to the amount of leafy growth produced prior to blubbing. Plant the larger outer cloves 3 to 5 inches apart in an upright position to ensure a straight neck, and cover them to a depth of about 1 inch. Allow 12 to 24 inches between rows. Garlic grows well in a wide row system of planting, spacing cloves 3 to 4 inches apart in rows a foot wideTHINGS TO CHANGE NEXT YEAR
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Notes on plants and bulbs:
