Succession sowing at 2-3 week intervals extends harvest for short-DTM crops.
Promising · suboptimal if ignored → advise
How it works
Staggered maturity.
The evidence
Evidence: confirmed against 1 source in the research-based literature.
the source
Penn State Extension Master Gardener (Lancaster Co.), 'Succession Planting', extension.psu.edu/programs/master-gardener/counties/lancaster/idea-gardens/the-raised-bed-garden/succession-planting (read 2026-07-11): 'Succession planting extends the vegetable harvest'; 'Plant one crop, then approximately 2 weeks (or more) later, plant the same crop in another area to have a continual harvest.'