How to Grow More Vegetables

CROP Muskmelon MINIMUM 60°F OPTIMUM RANGE 75°–95°F OPTIMUM 90°F MAXIMUM 100°F ...

CROP Okra MINIMUM 60°F OPTIMUM RANGE 70°–95°F OPTIMUM 95°F MAXIMUM 105°F ...

CROP Onion MINIMUM 35°F OPTIMUM RANGE 50°–95°F OPTIMUM 75°F MAXIMUM 95°F ...

CROP Parsley MINIMUM 40°F OPTIMUM RANGE 50°–85°F OPTIMUM 75°F MAXIMUM 90°F ...

CROP Parsnip MINIMUM 35°F OPTIMUM RANGE 50°–70°F OPTIMUM 65°F MAXIMUM 85°F ...

CROP Pea MINIMUM 40°F OPTIMUM RANGE 40°–75°F OPTIMUM 75°F MAXIMUM 85°F ...

CROP Pepper MINIMUM 60°F OPTIMUM RANGE 65°–95°F OPTIMUM 85°F MAXIMUM 95°F ...

CROP Pumpkin MINIMUM 60°F OPTIMUM RANGE 70°–90°F OPTIMUM 95°F MAXIMUM 100°F ...

CROP Radish MINIMUM 40°F OPTIMUM RANGE 45°–90°F OPTIMUM 85°F MAXIMUM 95°F ...

CROP Spinach MINIMUM 35°F OPTIMUM RANGE 45°–75°F OPTIMUM 70°F MAXIMUM 85°F ...

CROP Squash MINIMUM 60°F OPTIMUM RANGE 70°–95°F OPTIMUM 95°F MAXIMUM 100°F ...

CROP Tomato MINIMUM 50°F OPTIMUM RANGE 60°–85°F OPTIMUM 85°F MAXIMUM 95°F ...

CROP Turnip MINIMUM 40°F OPTIMUM RANGE 60°–105°F OPTIMUM 85°F MAXIMUM 105°F ...

CROP Watermelon MINIMUM 60°F OPTIMUM RANGE 70°–95°F OPTIMUM 95°F MAXIMUM 105°F ENDNOTES 1 John and Helen Philbrick, Gardening fo ...

York: John Wiley & Sons, 1957), pp. 6–7. 8 Try these crops in shady areas in the summer. Remember, crops need at least 4 hou ...

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L 6 COMPANION PLANTING GOAL: Focus on the whole garden to create a thriving mini-ecosytem that has beneficial interrelationships ...

Weeds are often specialists and doctors in the plant community. They take very well to sick soil that needs to be built up and a ...

the types of plants grown together can be critical, as can be their relative proximity to one another. Companion planting should ...

“crystallization,” from which one can predict whether or not plants will be good companions. In this technique, part of a plant ...