That reminds me of growing jalapeno and "fooled you" jalapenos together. I won't be doing that again!!!
If you can DON'T water your cabbage. When I planted my beet bed I didn't water it. I let it get rained on first bc I knew that if I watered the seeds they would dry out and die. If you let the weather water your cabbage and THEN step in and water afterwards, the seeds will come up in wet soil. Also, if you can shade them, do so. I planted my purchased cabbage in the shade of some arbor vitae that will be gone next year but are shading out part of my garden. They get 6 hours straight sun and then indirect sun and shade the rest of the day.Wrong timing but I direct seeded cabbage. It will need to be tough, we're having a heat wave next week. I'm sweating already.But it was a now or never, do or die thing.
Mine are too, but this is my first potato bed. Can I take one potato from each plant harvest and replant?
I was very interested in trying this one year. I'd read of gardeners in a southern state growing two crops of potatoes (spring and fall). Early varieties are supposed to only need about the right amount of time to fit in my growing season - I thought. It was early in my potato growing experience or I'd just have gone with knowing what happens with volunteers; those from tubers that I almost invariably miss in my potato harvest.
I've wondered about that! My best cabbage are growing on the south side of a large wild plum tree.
