After you've harvested some great summer crops but before you winterize your garden, why not squeeze out a fall crop? When it comes to popular root vegetables, there are few more beloved than the ...
Thanks to several benefits, companion planting can help increase fall veggie yields. Companion planting also helps deter pests and attract beneficial pollinators. Now is a great time to add companion ...
I am not quite ready for fall. I love summer and I love the heat. However, fall is a great time of the year to continue to harvest fresh vegetables from the garden. Now is a good time to plant seeds ...
If you are a vegetable gardener, you are likely familiar with the average final freeze date of April 15, because this is typically when we consider the official start of garden season. But did you ...
The end of summer is the perfect time to get your fall garden situated right before hunkering down for the first frost. Companion planting — the practice of growing certain plants together for mutual ...
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 ...
In Florida, we are fortunate to have two growing seasons for growing vegetables. In the spring (actually late winter), we can plant warm-season crops like beans, tomatoes, squash, peppers, and ...
It’s time to get ready for fall vegetable gardening. We know, we know: It’s still hot outside. Falling leaves and crisp autumn air feel an eternity away. But for some of our favorite cool-season ...
Most readers know that I am an ornamental gardener. I have not vegetable gardened for many years and never have in Amarillo. Texas Gardener magazine publishes spring and fall planting guides. The fall ...
As gardeners, I think we are programmed to complain about the weather. It has been hot and dry the last week or so, but if we are being honest, we have had a fairly mild summer with intermittent weeks ...
In September, many of us are cleaning up the garden, removing dead plants, and gathering the last of the summer harvest. It's true that it's not as common to have a fall garden, and that's truly a ...