Tidewater Times July 2022

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TIDEWATER GARDENING

by K. Marc Teffeau, Ph.D.

Fall Vegetables and Sunny Sunflowers Gardening activities don’t go on vacation in July. If you are a vegetable grower, start your broccoli, cabbage and caulif lower seeds in mid-July so you can set them out as fall transplants in August. I have found that it can be difficult

to locate fall vegetable transplants in this area, as most greenhouse growers prioritize the spring season. Cool season cold crops like broccoli, cabbage and caulif lower do better in Mid-Shore gardens as fall rather than spring crops. I re-

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