Planning And Planting The Fall Garden

July and August are the glory days of the summer vegetable garden. Your tomato vines are probably waist-high and heavy with fruit. The green beans need daily picking, and your zucchini and summer squash are going like gangbusters. Then September comes and the garden starts to wane. By October, things are definitely winding down, and the first fall frost shuts down the entire production for the year.

If you find yourself feeling melancholy as fall approaches, take heart. With a little planning, you can have home-grown vegetables well into late fall and early winter. Of course, you can’t grow heat-loving crops like tomatoes and peppers—they’re gone with the first frost. But, you can grow more sturdy crops like spinach, kale, carrots, turnips, and broccoli. Read on to learn everything you need to know for a fall garden.

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