Fall Planting

How I’m extending my garden by planting in the heat of summer

Photo by Laura Ohlman on Unsplash

This year I have been doing what I can to get as much from a small garden space as possible. My husband and I are getting older and don’t have as much energy as we used to even just a few years ago. The old body doesn’t recover as fast as it used to and the summer heat is more draining than in past years.

That doesn’t mean that we can’t continue to produce vegetables in our garden. We can plan our days better and focus more on gardening during the spring and autumn months which is why we are planting a fall garden beginning in August and indoors.

Our Fall Garden Veggies

We had good luck this spring with broccoli and cabbage so we will be planting more of these cole crops this fall. We also want to include some other greens, carrots, turnips, and beets. The root plants and the greens I’ll plant directly in the garden in September. This week we’ll be starting the broccoli and cabbage.

Of course, where I live, the first of August is the time to plant however, the same might not be true where you live. Here’s the USDA chart for when to plant fall crops here in the US.

I live in USDA Zone 6B which is at the end of the planting cool season seeds planting time recommendations so this…