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February in the Mid-Atlantic (self.gardening)
submitted 1 day ago by Screamium to c/gardening
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For my fellow US Mid-Atlantic gardeners, what and when do you start prepping for the growing season?

For annuals I'm curious what you feel is worth growing from seed and when do you start it?

For perennials I'd like to know what if anything you do mid to late winter.

As for myself I plan to take some cuttings of elderberry and root them indoors. Hoping I can plant them by spring. In later February I plan to prune a peach tree and then attempt my first ever graft using the pruning.

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[–] evasive_chimpanzee 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I've been completely ignoring typical timetables. Things like lettuce are hard now because it goes from frost to too hot quickly. I grow heartier greens like kale year round, and I've had tomatoes producing fruit into November.

Cold frames have been helpful, as have larger pots for seedlings so I can take them inside for any cold nights while buying a few extra weeks of growth before needing to plant them.