To all the lovely people,

Here is some good information about sowing and planting for winter harvest. It appears that we have less than 10 hours of daylight from November 24, 2014 until January 17, 2015. 

Here is a site that may be of interest to some of you. http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/salinas?month=8&year=2014

Paul

Winter Harvest Crops are planted in late summer or early fall, primarily in high tunnels, for harvest throughout the winter.  The key to scheduling your plantings is to identify when your winter days reach less than ten hours in length. It is during this darkest time of the year — referred to by Eliot Coleman as the “Persephone period” — that plant growth essentially stops. The goal is to seed your plants so they are at least 75% mature by the time the Persephone period begins. Though plants may not grow appreciably thereafter, they can be harvested as needed while their quality holds.