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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I never plant seed in the cold ground. You
will have to experiment with staggered plantings in yout own landscape and keep
good notes. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=yafadance@yahoo.com href="mailto:yafadance@yahoo.com">yafa
suslovich</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=rkgross3@cox.net
href="mailto:rkgross3@cox.net">Dick</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 08, 2007 11:43
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Arid_gardener] Question
from Home-Hort WWW page</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Everything is going to be started outside, where it is going to
live. I don't have room in my house for a makeshift greenhouse. It is still
pretty warm in Phx in the fall; does that mean you would recommend starting
earlier, like Sept, rather than in Oct.?<BR><BR><B><I>Dick <<A
href="mailto:rkgross3@cox.net">rkgross3@cox.net</A>></I></B> wrote:
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germinate everything and anything in warm soil so that a decent root
<BR>system can sustain the plants through more extreme weather. Think,
however, <BR>about inexpensive, temporary fabric row covers or any temporary
cover that <BR>lets a lot of light through for photosynthesis to happen and
which <BR>encourages feeder roots to function and develop to extend the
period in <BR>which the organism can develop endurance and function when
severe weather <BR>hits. A sunny window, a makeshift greenhouse if you don't
have the real <BR>thing, that you can transplant into full sun when soil is
warm and frost <BR>risk is low. Most root and leaf crops are better started
in the fall and <BR>grown through the winter.<BR><BR>This is hardly an
adequate response to a subject so broad but if you live in <BR>the Salt
River basin, there is a wide latitude with a lot of room for
<BR>guessing.<BR><BR>In general, you can plant anything you purchase of the
shelves of an <BR>established nursery. I would include large companies like
Home Depot and <BR>Lowes in that definition because representatives from
major wholesalers are <BR>their suppliers and they cannot afford a lot of
failures.<BR><BR>You can be fairly certain that Tomatoes on their shelves
are there at the <BR>right time. But, unless you have a close relationship
with God, no one can <BR>predict weather with 100% accuracy but you have a
leg up on the odds if you <BR>buy whatever is on their racks.<BR><BR>Most of
the leaf crops like lettuce, cabbage and spinach are much more at <BR>home
in cool weather to avoid bolting.<BR><BR>Your commentary
invited.<BR><BR>Dick Gross, Master Gardener Volunteer<BR>Maricopa County
Cooperative Extension.<BR><BR>Bcc: VOSG members.<BR><BR><BR>----- Original
Message ----- <BR>From: <YAFADANCE@YAHOO.COM><BR>To:
<ARID_GARDENER@AG.ARIZONA.EDU><BR>Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 5:08
PM<BR>Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW
page<BR><BR><BR>> DIanna<BR>> 85022<BR>>
yafadance@yahoo.com<BR>><BR>> All of the wildflower and vine
recommendations I have read talk about when <BR>> to plant plants; how do
I know when to plant seeds? Things like Queens <BR>> wreath, evening
primrose, penstemons, salvia, verbena?<BR>>
Thanks<BR>><BR>><BR>>
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