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Planting in USA - Zone 8a regions

Planting in November - Gardenate

Angelica Sow seed
Asparagus Plant crowns
Broad Beans (also Fava bean) Sow seed
Cardoon Sow seed
Corn Salad (also Lamb's lettuce or Mache) Sow seed
Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) Plant tubers
Onion Sow seed
Pak Choy (also Pak choi) Sow seed
Rutabaga (also Swedes) Sow seed
Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) Sow seed
Shallots (also Eschalots) Sow seed
Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) Sow seed

Planning for December

Asparagus Plant crowns
Celery Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
Onion Sow seed
Rutabaga (also Swedes) Sow seed
Yacon (also Sunroot) Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks. Pots rather than seedtrays to start new plants

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Recent Comments

  • 29 Oct - John Phuravhathu
    How many seeds per hole for okra.
    in Okra
  • 29 Oct - Anonymous
    Go to your climate zone and check it in the planting calendar guide. S = plant seeds undercover in trays.
    in Capsicum
  • 29 Oct - Anonymous
    Ginger is a warm/hot weather crop. When you go to a vegetable in your climate zone and there is no recommended planting months it means you probably can't grow it where you live. Read up about how...
    in Ginger
  • 29 Oct - Anonymous
    Check the planting time from the planting calendar in Asparagus page. Also google how to grow and harvest it.
    in Asparagus
  • 28 Oct - Anonymous
    Plant Spacing- 160-200cm, 5-7 feet. That is between each plant.
    in Artichokes (Globe)
  • 28 Oct - Karen Jean
    Can I grow artichoke seed green globe & Purple of Romagna in a plant pot? I have a 14” pot or should I go larger? How many seeds should I plant in one?
    in Artichokes (Globe)
  • 27 Oct - Zena Johnson
    Hi where can i buy a burdock root that i can eat or grow
    in Burdock

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See planting calendar for these countries and climate zones

USA - Zone 2a,   USA - Zone 2b,   USA - Zone 3a,   USA - Zone 3b,   USA - Zone 4a,   USA - Zone 4b,   USA - Zone 5a,   USA - Zone 5b,   USA - Zone 6a,   USA - Zone 6b,   USA - Zone 7a,   USA - Zone 7b,   USA - Zone 8b,   USA - Zone 8a,   USA - Zone 9a,   USA - Zone 9b,   USA - Zone 10a,   USA - Zone 10b,   USA - Zone 11a,   USA - Zone 11b,   USA - Zone 12a,   USA - Zone 12b,   USA - Zone 13a,   USA - Zone 13b  

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