Brocs and cabbage

[bubba man]

they told me at the feed and garden center that the brocs and cabbage plants will be in 3rd mon. in aug. - who else is goin with that time frame ??

 

[Meadowlark]

Too early for me in East Texas. I'll be looking at third week of September at the earliest.

 

[Chuck]

Plant sellers always bring in their plants a little early, I guess to give folks time to get their gardens ready or to let the plants acclimate to the climate. I am in 8b and I try for somewhere around mid October. I just now started planting my fall crop seeds.

 

[bubba man]

so your saying i should wait till sept. - right now it`s around 90 degrees and it`s 6:38 p.m.

 

[Chuck]

The temp here at 6:52 PM your time is 97. We cannot know what the weather is going to be a month from now, all we can go by are averages. You should look up the average temps for your area to have a better idea of when to plant. Planting cole crops when it is too hot leads to small fruit so I am a believer in waiting until it cools down a little. Days to harvest on broccoli on average is about 65 days and cabbage about 90 and both of the plants like a light freeze

 

[bubba man]

i see your point i`m gonna ask around - probably put the plants in the ground in sept.

 

[Silentrunning]

I would get a six pack of each in the ground now. If the weather cooperates you can have an early harvest. If not, no big loss.