Normal planting window here is Oct. 1 - 15 due to army worms, but after a very wet summer we're bone dry now with no rain predicted. Given the forecast I may not be planting until early November - I was planning to include daikon radishes at 3#/acre in my mix, but with the late start I'm looking at should I save the seeds for next year?
Planting late - should I skip the brassicas?
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Native Hunter
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Save the radish for next year and go straight rye would be my advice. In Mississippi you should get a little rye growth all winter long, and the attraction will be pretty good too.
jlane35
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I just pulled seed, winter greens from WI, from a storage room at my families business. 6 years old and it germinated in my garden. I did nothing special as it was just sitting in box.
I hope that helps.
MarkDarvin
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I'd crank it down to 1 pound per acre and plant. Even for as far north as I am, we've had 75 degree temps into early november, and more often than I'd like. 1 lb won't drown out anything, and won't break the bank either. Go for it.
I grow them for the greens, which work well in a mix because they don't shade out the small grains and clover like rape or turnips - the root is just a nice bonus (when I get them!)
With 10# of brassicas seed I will just store them in the back of a closet. I seriously doubt the seeds will degrade much - if at all - by next year.
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