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85 lines
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"title": "Storm Lake Harvest Calendar",
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"location": {
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"city": "Storm Lake",
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"state": "Iowa",
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"county": "Story",
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"zone": "5B",
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"coordinates": { "lat": 42.66, "lon": -93.74 }
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},
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"frost_window": {
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"last_spring_frost_avg": "2026-04-22",
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"first_fall_frost_avg": "2026-10-10",
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"uncertainty_days": 4,
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"source": "NOAA NCDC 30yr avg (Station USW00094177)"
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},
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"crops": [
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{
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"common_name": "Turnip (White Globe)",
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"scientific_name": "Brassica rapa subsp. rapa",
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"phases": [
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{ "event": "Sow Indoors", "start_date": "2026-03-01", "end_date": "2026-03-15" },
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{ "event": "Transplant Out", "start_date": "2026-04-26", "end_date": "2026-05-05" },
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{ "event": "Thin", "date": "2026-05-12" },
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{ "event": "Harvest", "start_date": "2026-07-20", "end_date": "2026-08-10" }
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],
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"notes": "Row fabric required until June 15. Loose soil mandatory."
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},
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{
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"common_name": "Radish (French Breakfast)",
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"scientific_name": "Raphanus sativus",
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"phases": [
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{ "event": "Sow Direct", "start_date": "2026-04-22", "end_date": "2026-06-10" },
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{ "event": "Germination Period", "days": 4, "unit": "days" },
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{ "event": "Harvest", "days_after_sow": 28 }
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],
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"notes": "Succession sow weekly. Avoid overcrowding."
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},
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{
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"common_name": "Carrot (Nantes)",
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"scientific_name": "Daucus carota subsp. sativus",
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"phases": [
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{ "event": "Sow Direct", "start_date": "2026-05-10", "end_date": "2026-07-01" },
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{ "event": "Thinning", "date": "2026-06-20" },
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{ "event": "Harvest", "start_date": "2026-10-15", "end_date": "2026-11-05" }
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]
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},
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{
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"common_name": "Kale (Red Russian)",
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"scientific_name": "Brassica oleracea var. acephala",
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"phases": [
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{ "event": "Sow Indoors", "start_date": "2026-06-01", "end_date": "2026-06-15" },
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{ "event": "Transplant Out", "date": "2026-07-10" },
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{ "event": "First Cut", "date": "2026-08-25" },
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{ "event": "Overwinter Protection", "method": "straw mulch" }
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]
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},
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{
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"common_name": "Beet (Detroit Dark Red)",
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"scientific_name": "Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris",
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"phases": [
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{ "event": "Sow Direct", "start_date": "2026-07-15", "end_date": "2026-08-10" },
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{ "event": "Harvest Tops", "date": "2026-09-01" },
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{ "event": "Pull Roots", "deadline": "2026-10-10" }
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]
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},
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{
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"common_name": "Parsnip (Harrow White)",
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"scientific_name": "Pastinaca sativa",
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"phases": [
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{ "event": "Sow Direct", "start_date": "2026-05-15", "end_date": "2026-06-15" },
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{ "event": "In-Ground Freeze Treatment", "start_date": "2026-11-01", "end_date": "2026-12-15" },
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{ "event": "Harvest Frozen", "start_date": "2027-01-15", "end_date": "2027-03-01" }
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],
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"notes": "Sugar conversion requires freeze exposure. Bitter if dug pre-freeze."
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}
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],
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"metadata": {
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"author": "Barbara Cintron",
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"version": "1.0",
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"published": "2026-07-18",
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"homepage": "https://barbara-cintron.4ort.net/calendar.html",
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"license": "CC-BY-SA 4.0"
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}
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}
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