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Spring is coming!
Keith
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Friday, February 6, 2009
Spring is not quite here yet, but it is just around the corner. Be careful not to let unseasonably warm temperatures coax you into beginning your planting too early. You may wish to review our 'Recommended Planting Schedule' (see below) for average safe times to plant in the Kansas City area. No one will ever be able to know exactly what the weather will do, but our schedule will give you a basic guide.
Early March (around the 10th-15th) is the time to begin your root crops - radishes, onions, asparagus and potatoes. Pansies, violas and cole crops (like broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce) are usually safe around March 20th. Don't begin your warm weather seeds until late March. Tomatoes and peppers will become leggy and weak if started too early inside. They generally shouldn't be planted in the garden until late April.
I would also like to thank all of you for your kind words, prayers and support that you offered us during the passing of my father, Ken, in January. He was the third generation of Farrands and was such a vital part of making our greenhouses and farm what it is today.
We are missing his daily visits, but he stays alive within us.
RECOMMENDED PLANTING
DATES FOR THE
KANSAS CITY AREA
After March 15
After March 25
After April 25
Before August 12
for Fall Garden
Asparagus
Broccoli
Beans
Beans
Beets
Brussels Sprouts
Cantaloupe
Broccoli
Carrots
Cabbage
Cucumbers
Brussels Sprouts
Lettuce
Cauliflower
Eggplant
Cabbage
Onion Sets
Collards
Herbs
Cauliflower
Peas
Head Lettuce
Okra
Greens
Parsnips
Horseradish
Peanuts
Lettuce
Radishes
Kale
Pumpkins
Onion Sets
Rhubarb
Onion Plants
Squash
Radishes
Spinach
Potatoes
Sweet Corn
Spinach
Strawberries
Sweet Potatoes
Turnips
Turnips
Ground Covers
Tomatoes
Pansies
Watermelon
Grass
Grass
Perennials
Perennials
Trees and Shrubs
Roses
Annual Flowers
Spring Bulbs
All Other Crops
FALL
See us for bulbs, mums, pansies, asters, pumpkins and straw.
CHRISTMAS
We raise over 15,000 Poinsettias!Place poinsettia orders for churches and fund-raisers as early as possible to guarantee availability.Stop by to see our beautiful display and make your holiday a little extra special.We also have Christmas trees, garland, amaryllis, and a wide variety of wreaths.
