Ensure crops have enough time to grow by checking the "days to harvest" information on seed packets. Plant cold weather leaves in September, alliums in October, and winter hardy veggies in November.
In the fall, you might be tempted to remove the dead plant material, till your garden soil a bit, and put your garden to bed for the winter without another thought. However, you can also grow cover ...
Success growing crops started in October depends on several factors, including your USDA hardiness zone, climate, and vegetable type. Gardeners in zones 3 through 9 can grow a good variety that ...
At this point in the season, there are a few things left to do to help transition your garden to winter and to prepare for next season.
Mid-summer is the time to prepare for a fall vegetable garden. July and August are ideal for starting seeds indoors for broccoli, cabbage, leafy greens, and even cauliflower and Brussels sprouts.
There’s something magical about fall gardening—the crisp air, the golden light, and the quiet promise of another harvest when everyone else is packing away their tools. Most people think of spring as ...
While winter does bring rest, it’s not winter yet! No matter where you farm, you can still grow yields of fall crops. Sow October seeds, and in a couple of months, you’ll be selling beautiful produce ...
There’s lots of planting to be done in our vegetable gardens this month. The late summer/fall vegetable garden includes plantings of both warm-season vegetables (many of the same ones we planted in ...
If you want to enter your gardening era and start growing some produce yourself, our experts have helped us to decide which ...