November Seed Planting Guide for the US by Region

FALL is here and we are PLANTING!  

That's right...In warmer regions of the US we are planting seeds!  

If you'd like to get a jump on seed purchases for 2015 or do a bit of Christmas shopping, we have extended our FALL SEED SALE thru Sunday, November 2nd

Mary's Heirloom Seeds Newsletter FALL Planting Guide for the US PART 4 Helpful Links:  2014 Planting Guide   Grow Your Own "Medicine" Using Diatomaceous Earth Detoxing with Diatomaceous Earth   Which Plants are Heavy Feeders Nutrients that Give Your Soil a Boost NEW Pages: Heirloom BEANS Heirloom BEETS Heirloom CABBAGE Heirloom CARROTS Heirloom, Non-GMO CORN Heirloom CUCUMBERS Heirloom RADISH ~~~~~~~ ORGANIC Plant Food Heirloom Fruits Heirloom GREENS  Heirloom PEPPERS Heirloom SEEDS SQUASH & PUMPKINS  Heirloom TOMATOES HERB Seeds  Wildflower Seeds SPECIALTY HEIRLOOMS Seed Pack Combos SUPPLIES SPROUTING KITS Have you seen the  DIY Tincture Kits?      NEW Organic Plant Food   AZOMITE    GREENSAND  A few Favorites!    Organic Plant Food    VEGAN Organic Plant Food    Red Cheese Pepper    Romanesco BROCCOLI  Mary has signed the Safe Seed pledge. Seed Orders placed Monday thru Thursday are shipped   within 24 hours,   except for holidays. Mary's Heirloom Seeds 2104 Tyler Street Hollywood, FL 33020 (954) 654-3501 www.marysheirloomseeds.com  This year we've been planning ahead for our FALL Garden! Get ready... and don't miss the NEW HEIRLOOM SEED varieties and supplies at the bottom of the page! In case you're just joining us, we've opened up a seed store!  We have officially moved out of the local farmers market and into our shop at 2104 Tyler Street To celebrate, we've decided to extend the FALL Seed Sale thru Sunday, November 2nd!  NOVEMBER Seed Starting Guide for the US by Region GULF COAST   Now is a great time to FEED your Garden with    Organic Nutrients!   Amaranth, Arugula, Artichoke,Asparagus,  Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chinese Cabbage, Collards, Endive, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Mustard, Onions, Peas, Radish, Rutabaga, Spinach, Swiss Chard and Turnip. Transplant: Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Eggplant Herbs: Basil, Chamomile, Caraway, Chives, Cilantro, Echinacea, Lemonbalm, Mugwort, Oregano, Parsley, Sage, Tarragon, Thyme and Yarrow SOUTH FLORIDA  Now is a great time to FEED your Garden with   Organic Nutrients!  Veggies:  Amaranth, Artichoke, BEANS, Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Celery, Chinese Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Collards, Cucumbers, EGGPLANT, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, Okra, Onion, Parsnips, PEPPERS, Pumpkins, Rutabagas, Spinach, Summer & Winter Squash, Sweet Corn, Swiss Chard, TOMATOES and Turnips. Herbs: Anise, Basil, Borage, Chives, Cilantro, Coriander, Lavender, Lemongrass, Lemon Bee Balm, Parsley, Peppermint, Rosemary, Sage, Sorrel, Thyme and Tarragon. Flowers:  Bachelor's Buttons, Calendulas,  Cosmos,  Daisies, Dianthus, Forget-Me-Nots,  Globe Amaranth,  Lupines, Marigolds, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Sunflowers, Yarrow and Zinnias.      SOUTHWEST   Now is a great time to FEED your Garden with   Organic Nutrients!   Artichoke,Arugula, Asparagus, Beets, Broccoli, Pak Choy Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Endive, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Mustard, Onions, Peas, Radish, Rutabaga, Spinach, Swiss Chard and Turnips. Herbs: Basil, Caraway, Chives, Cilantro, Lemonbalm, Sage, Sorrel, Tarragon, Thyme and Yarrow Flowers: Bachelor Button, Calendula, Forget-Me-Not, Marigold, Sunflower, Yarrow and Zinnia. SAN DIEGO COUNTY Now is a great time to FEED your Garden with    Organic Nutrients! Veggies: Artichoke, BEANS, Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Collards, EGGPLANT, Endive, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion, Peas, Rutabagas, Spinach,   Swiss Chard and Turnips. Herbs: Anise, Basil, Borage, Chives, Chervil, Cilantro, Coriander, Lemon Bee Balm, Parsley, Peppermint, Rosemary, Sage, Sorrel, Thyme and Tarragon.  Flowers:  Bachelor's Buttons, Calendulas,  Cosmos,  Daisies, Forget-Me-Nots, Marigolds, Nasturtiums, Sunflowers, Yarrow and Zinnias. HAWAII Now is a great time to FEED your garden with     Organic Nutrients Sow Outdoors: Amaranth, Arugula, Beans, Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Kale, Lettuce, Melons, Mustard, Onions, Radishes, Rutabaga, Spinach, Squash, Peppers Tomatoes and Turnips. Herbs: Anise, Basil, Borage, Chives, Chervil, Cilantro, Coriander, Lavender, Lemongrass, Lemon Bee Balm, Mint, Parsley, Peppermint, Rosemary, Sage, Sorrel, Thyme and Tarragon.  Flowers: Bachelor's Buttons, Calendulas,  Cosmos,  Daisies, Dianthus, Forget-Me-Nots, Lupines, Marigolds, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Sunflowers, Yarrow and Zinnias.  PACIFIC NORTHWEST If you're growing in a greenhouse, you can grow almost anything in November. Now is a great time to FEED your garden with Organic Nutrients  Beans, Calabrese Broccoli, Pak Choy Cabbage, Radish, Rutabaga, Parsley and Spinach.          SOUTHERN INTERIOR  If you're growing in a greenhouse, you can grow almost anything in November. Now is a great time to FEED your garden with  Organic Nutrients  Veggies: Arugula, Pak Choy Cabbage and Radish       CENTRAL MIDWEST  If you're growing in a greenhouse, you can grow almost anything in November.  Now is a great time to FEED your garden with Organic Nutrients  NORTH CENTRAL ROCKIES  If you're growing in a greenhouse, you can grow almost anything in November.  Now is a great time to FEED your garden with Organic Nutrients MID-ATLANTIC  If you're growing in a greenhouse, you can grow almost anything in November.  Now is a great time to FEED your garden with  Organic Nutrients     MARITIME CANADA & NEW ENGLAND  If you're growing in a greenhouse, you can grow almost anything in November.  Now is a great time to FEED your garden with  Organic Nutrients     *NEW* HEIRLOOM SEED VARIETIES   Little Marvel Garden Pea    Black Cherry Tomato    CINNAMON BASIL    Tongues Of Fire Bush Bean       Early Purple Vienna Kohlrabi  6-Cell Germination Trays What will YOU plant this NOVEMBER?  If you have additional questions please feel free to ask.  We are always happy to help. HAPPY PLANTING!                                   Mary Mary's Heirloom Seeds  The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease. Thomas A. Edison   "The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway." Michael Pollan

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Tuesdays with a Twist #82

Good Morning and welcome to another No Rules Party!

We have a GIVEAWAY we just posted for FERMENTOOLS.

Enter the Giveaway!
Yesterday we shared Nutrients that Give Your Soil a Boost.
Grow Something! 

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Mary @ Back to the Basics and Mary's Kitchen
Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Angie @ God's Growing Garden
Debra @ MsMoozy's Open House
Deb @ Kneaded Creations
Carole @ GardenUp Green  

FEATURED POSTS:

Paint Chip Turkey from the (mis)Adventures of a "Bron Again" Farm Girl

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds from The Easy Homestead

Mung Bean Fettuccini from What's on the List

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 (with proper link backs) in our features.   And now for the party!

Fermentools GIVEAWAY

Have you ever tried fermentation?  I've tried Kombucha and a Ginger bug and I think I'm ready to get started with fermenting foods.  
Now is a great time to start with this awesome giveaway!

Fermentools Starter Kit Giveaway!

I'm so excited to share the opportunity to try out these awesome fermentation kits with my readers! Matt from Fermentools is sponsoring this giveaway with not just one, but three starter kits! Three lucky winners will receive the following starter kit to try their hand at small batch lacto-fermentation!

Starter Kit from Fermentools!

The Prizes!

Three lucky winners will be selected at random to recieve a starter kit with everything you need to turn a wide mouth canning jar into a mini-fermentation container!

1# package Ancient Himalayan Salt

Airlock

Rubber Gasket and Rubber Stopper

Stainless Steel Lid

Rubber Ring

Glass Weight

Just add your own veggies and jar!

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Nutrients that Give Your Soil a Boost

Everything I add to my soil is either Organic or homemade.  Organic such as Greensand and blood meal or Homemade such as compost and Seaweed tea.

What Nutrients help Boost Your Soil?

GREENSAND
Another amendment that supplies potassium is greensand, which is the powdered natural mineral iron potassium silicate, often called glauconite. Although this rock powder might contain about 20 percent potassium, much of it is locked up in its mineral structure, so only a small percentage is released each year. The rate of release depends on soil conditions, with increasing temperature, moisture, acidity, and organic matter all increasing the rate. This amendment is also valued for its micronutrients, which are elements necessary for plant health required in miniscule amounts.
From Mary's Heirloom Seeds,
"Greensand is a mined mineral rich in soil conditioning glauconite

• Contains potash and other minerals from natural marine deposits
• Excellent soil conditioner
• Carrying a formulation of 0-0-0.1

Greensand turns dense, heavy clay into manageable soil. Greensand is a naturally-occurring iron-potassium silicate that can increase soil's moisture absorption by up to ten times. Also contains over 30 trace minerals."

GYPSUM (not something I add to my soil)
Not every amendment helps plants grow by supplying nutrients; a number of them work in indirect ways. Take gypsum, a mined mineral that is nothing more than cal­cium sulfate (plaster of Paris). Although gypsum does supply plants with the nutrients calcium and sulfur, it is usually applied to improve drainage in clay soils high in sodium, which prevents aggregation of clay particles. The calcium in gypsum displaces the sodium, allowing the clay particles to clump together into larger units through which water more readily drains. Because gypsum has no effect on soil pH, it can supply calcium with no change in acidity. Limestone could supply calcium, but it decreases soil acidity.

SULFUR
Sulfur is another amendment that can improve the physical condition of soils. Sulfur works best in soils that are high in sodium and calcium but where the calcium is tied up because it is insoluble. Soil micro­organisms convert sulfur to sulfuric acid, which dissolves insoluble calcium, and can then displace the sodium to improve the soil in the same way gypsum does. That conversion of sulfur to sulfuric acid means that sulfur can also be used to make soils more acidic.
*I use Coffee Grounds to acidify my soil*

ROCK PHOSPHATE
Rock phosphate is a naturally mined mineral that supplies phosphorus, another major plant nutrient (the “P” in N-P-K). You might find rock phosphate in three forms: colloidal phosphate, soft rock phosphate, and hard rock phosphate. Like greensand, these minerals release a small percentage of their phosphorus each year, the colloidal phosphate a bit faster than the others. These rocks also contain micronutrients.

ALFALFA MEAL: Available in our VEGAN All-In-One
Alfalfa meal is nothing more than ground alfalfa leaves and stems. As a legume, the alfalfa plant absorbs nitrogen from the air. Thus, its foliage is a significant source of nitrogen when added to soil. As the meal decomposes, it releases nitrogen as well as smaller quantities of phosphorus, potassium (its analysis is 2.5-1-1), and micronutrients. Alfalfa also contains the plant hormone triacontanol, which can boost plant growth.

SOYBEAN MEAL: Available in our VEGAN All-In-One
Nitrogen is the third major plant nutrient (the “N” in N-P-K), and one way to supply it is with soybean meal. This amendment is often specifically recommended as a nitrogen food for plants needing acidic soils. In such soils, the breakdown of raw soybean meal to usable nitrogen proceeds only to the point of putting it in a form enjoyed by such plants. In fact, soybean meal (or cottonseed meal, which is nutritionally equivalent but usually more expensive) can be used to feed any plant, and it does so in sync with plant growth, so one feeding can last the whole season. Be careful, though: Used excessively, seed meals can burn roots, overstimulate plant growth, and take on the aroma of a dead animal

AZOMITE
From Mary's Heirloom Seeds,
"Azomite rock dust is a naturally mined volcanic rock composed of over 70 minerals and trace elements that are essential for optimal plant health. The rock formation in Utah from which Azomite is mined was formed when volcanic ash merged with sea water an estimated 30 million years ago. This mixture of volcanic ash and sea water created a unique source of trace minerals and elements that moist soils are void of. Just like humans, plants require many minerals to reach peak health and vigor. Re-minerlaize your soil with Azomite and your plants will thank you and reward you!"

• Give Plants the Vital Minerals They need to Thrive
• Great soil additive for all plants

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As your plants grow they are using up nutrients from the soil.  It is VERY important to replace those nutrients on a regular basis.  Here are a few simple graphics to help you decide if you need more nutrients in your soil.

Remember, if you wait until your plants are showing deficiencies then you've waited too long!  If you have additional questions please feel free to ask.

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