When can you start planting veggies in western Penn next Spring?

Question

Do carrots do well in that kind of soil?

Answer 1

ooh, that's a negatory on the carrots, Suez. Too much heavy clay. It takes a lot of soil amendments to grow carrots. If you insist,I would suggest Danver's half long, or some other short variety.

There are things that you can plant just as soon as the ground can be worked. Radishes, onions,, spinach, lettuce, peas , bearing in mind of course that you can put the seeds in the ground but they will not germinate until the soil has reached their specific desired temperature. There is a risk with the early planting and that is that the soil may be wet,and though workable, may not have warmed enough, thus the seeds will lay in the ground and rot.

Contact the nearest Local Cooperative Extension office and ask to speak to a PENN STATE Master Gardener. They are available to help answer your questions, the advice is given by locals concerning local topics...and its free.

Answer 2

I would imagine that you could plant after your last frost date. That's the rule of thumb in most areas.

Answer 3

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