What surprising thing could I be sowing now, mid August, aka late summer, in Norfolk England (roughly sorta USDA 8b, but interested in varying takes on "late season" [edit to be less specific])

In this area, in a "good"* year, we can still be harvesting ripening tomatoes in October (in a polytunnel). So there can be up to about 2 decent growing months of time ahead.

We have outdoor bed space and understory space around the polytunnel tomatoes.

Today I will be sowing dwarf french beans outside, which have a good but not guaranteed chance of giving us a crop depending on the weather. That possibly isn't too surprising though!

I am thinking "surprising late season" mainly, though also "surprising over-winter" is interesting.... like I was fairly recently surprised to discover coriander grows well under cover in UK winter months. (Coriander is actually slightly frost tolerant!)

* aka: harbinger of impending climate doom racing our way...

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@yvan Excellent question and reminder!

(Still time to plant something for fall harvest, my neurosparklies and spoonie gardeners๐ŸŒž๐Ÿฅฐ)

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I've started a few cooler weather crops, one of them being coriander (as well as more Rainbow Chard). I'm planning on starting some cabbage, beets and spinach as well -- all in containers so I can bring them inside if there's an early frost. @BrambleBearGrrrauwling @yvan

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Starting from seed?

I have killed so many cilantro and dill seedlings ๐Ÿ˜ญ and love to cook with both; I hope I can still manage some.

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Yeah, I just killed half of my cilantro already. Luckily, I have a lot of seeds. @BrambleBearGrrrauwling

@DoomsdaysCW aaaarrrgh.

How many seeds do you put in what size pot?

How about dill?

Theoretically, I could.....find seeds....scrounge pots without living plants, recover half empty bags of potting soil scattered about from last year's half-assery and failed dreams, maybe ....clean out pots, add soil, stick seeds in soil?????

Wouldn't that be something.

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Ok Bear, you can do this. Hold this plan in your mind from step 1, locate seeds, CHECK๐ŸŒž through however tf many steps it becomes!๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’›

(Edit-1.5- put seed packets in pocket so have when future steps ready for them, or will have to go hunt them down again. Ok, CHECK๐ŸŒž) (grrrrraaauuuwwllllll. Following list. This is not going to beach. But this is resilience. Resistance. Yummy foooooood!!!!

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Oh trust me, it took a whole DAY of my sorting all the seeds out, organizing them by category (the ones in packets), checking for mold, etc. And that's all I did all day! (I think I had been triggered by coming across some moldy sunflower seeds in the old storage area). @BrambleBearGrrrauwling @BrambleBearWhuffling

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I even marked the day (it was in 2024)! The only way I got through it was by thinking "I am Freeman Lowell. I'm doing this for the future and for wildlife (and for food security)." I sometimes have to throw myself into a "role" to focus and get things done...

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Attached: 1 image Organized the "seed vault" today. Threw out anything that had gotten moldy or was too old. I have some treasured heirloom seeds tucked away in sealed containers just in case (beans, corn, sunflowers, etc.). Hopefully this year, my black #walnut tree will start producing walnuts. The "mother tree" was one fully acclimated to #Maine. I've manage to keep alive a few #HeirloomPlants -- including strongly scented #lilacs, that I've rooted and planted in other locations. I've always idolized #FreemanLowell from #SilentRunning -- trying to keep my little corner of the universe green and full of food for the local wildlife.

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