Growing in North Idaho — Succession planting: How to harvest MORE from your garden
Candace Godwin
Early spring crops like radishes can produce a harvest in as little as 30 days and the space can then be used to grow another crop, like tomatoes.
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This bed was planted in early spring with lettuces, salad greens and peas. Once they were done producing in early summer, the bed was replanted with snap beans.
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Once the lettuces and peas were finished producing, the bed was planted with snap beans using the interval planting technique. A row of bean seed was sown every seven days to provide a longer harvest period.
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Planting a variety of tomatoes, or any vegetable, with different maturity dates will keep the harvest coming all summerlong and prevent “produce overload.”
Photo by CANDACE GODWIN
Gardening in North Idaho is challenging and this year it seems especially so. Our 120 days of “frost-free” growing is considered a short-season — and this spring, Mother Nature is stealing even more of those precious growing days from us! ...
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