Comments on: What to Plant in January – Zones 7 and 8

By: David Buggs

David Buggs — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 07:47:48 +0000

nice

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 01:42:34 +0000

Very informative and I am starting my new garden in zone eight.

By: Heidi Ball

Heidi Ball — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 20:54:15 +0000

In reply to Sheryl Cox. That usually means you're grow lights are either too far away from the plants(they should be just an inch or 2 away), or they are not good full spectrum lights!

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 22:23:05 +0000

In reply to Sheryl Cox. Along with having the light closer, it will greatly help your indoor starts if you can get a gentle fan on them for a few hours each day (or gently brush your hand over the seedlings several times each day in all directions) . Just make sure they don't dry out. :-)

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 15:03:18 +0000

In reply to Pat Ware. Yes that is a pretty safe estimate.

By: Pat Ware

Pat Ware — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 23:06:14 +0000

If I am in zone 6a but use a high tunnel, should I treat that as zone 7a? I don’t use any heat.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 15:43:03 +0000

In reply to Aimee Alumbaugh. Aimee I will give you my 2 cents on this. I feel that growing an organic garden is about what you are doing to the soil and the plants. Your practices as the plants are growing and developing. The seed of course is important but it is such a small part of the over process that I don't think paying extra for organic seeds is necessary. For me organic is how I care for the plants.

By: Aimee Alumbaugh

Aimee Alumbaugh — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 22:38:41 +0000

In reply to Ria M. Riesner. Hi Ria, you mention that you are growing an organic garden does that require special seeds or will any seeds work?

By: Ria M. Riesner

Ria M. Riesner — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:45:32 +0000

I live in 7a in Washington, DC. Right now in December I am still growing 100% organically broccoli, kale, swiss chard, a few strains of winter hardy lettuces, beets, corn salad, carrots, radishes, pak choy, baby bok choy, Tatsoi, swiss chard, and Japanese giant red mustard seeds in a small container garden on my very sunny patio. I have some organic sugar snap peas that grew well into November and have just recently stopped setting new pea pods. I cover the container plants with heavy folded up sheets on nights where the overnight temp is near freezing. So far only a few lettuce seedlings and the sugar snap peas seem to be taking any damage from near freezing or freezing temperatures. For other 7a organic vegetable gardeners, are there any specific plants that you’ve had luck early sowing (inside, I also have a plant heat mat) initially in January, for winter sowing, then later planting out in the garden? I only have a moderately sized patio area for growing a container vegetable garden, and I’d like to get as many seeds started early in January/February as I can for spring planting.

By: Jeannette

Jeannette — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 20:24:54 +0000

In reply to Alice M. Lawrence. Condolences. May I suggest you consider growing a perennial that blooms in June or something that you can care for in his memory that’ll come back every year.