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spending 4 mos. in NM starting August 15--gardening?

14 years ago

I'll be near Gallup for the fall college term. There's a small garden in the school compound where we'll be living. When I visited last November, the plot was bare, and I'm wondering if there's something I can do in mid-August to get a crop of something. At the very least I'll get a compost pile and soil improvement going. Any advice or ideas?

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petzold6596
14 years ago
Any cool season vegs like pea, leaf lettuce, broccoli, and short season tomatoes transplant. The tomatoes will have to be started 6-8 wks before transplanting. You will have to buy the seeds on line. You will have about 8 weeks of unprotected growing.
merrygardens
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks Petzold. It's what I suspected. I'll see what I can do!
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