date:Aug 20, 2012
You can time your fall vegetable seed sowing of greens, beets, peas, turnips and any other cool-season crop by subtracting 8-10 weeks from the first frost. In this area, it's usually around Nov. 15. You could start the seeds indoors, but if it's a root crop, such as beets, carrots, rutabagas, or turnips, it's best to sow them directly out in the garden since root vegetables don't like to be transplanted.
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