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A Publication of ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service • 1-800-346-9140 • www.
attra.
ncat.
org
ATTRA—National Sustainable
Agriculture Information Service
is managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology
(NCAT) and is funded under a
grant from the United States
Department of Agriculture’s Rural
Business-Cooperative Service.
Visit the NCAT Web site (www.
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Contents
By Janet Bachmann
NCAT Agriculture
Specialist
© 2008 NCAT
Photo by Edwin Remsberg, USDA/CSREES.
T
he best approach to planning for
a continuous harvest is to keep good
production records from previous
growing seasons and to compare notes with
other local growers.
You also can find information in seed catalogs and Extension bulletins.
You need to know, or be able to estimate:
appropriate planting dates
number of days to harvest
length of harvest from first to last
pickings
These factors are aff
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