Growing a Fall Garden
July 31, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Gardening
I missed out on growing a summer garden. We were just so busy. I don’t remember all of the chain of events, but it seemed like it was one thing after another. Now we’re under contract to buy a house and I’m giving thought to planting a fall garden.
If you plant in late summer, you can grow things such as broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, brussel sprouts, collards, cucumbers, lettuce, kale, onions, spinach, radishes, and carrots. Even if you’ve missed the spring and summer gardening times, there are plenty of vegetables that grow well during colder months.
NC State University has a list of vegetables that can be grown in North Carolina during the fall months. The list also gives the suggested planting time, their cold tolerance, how many inches should be between the plants, the depth the plants should be planted, and the days until maturity. Although the suggested planting times may not be relevant to those in other states, the chart provides helpful information.
Do you plant a fall garden? What types of plants do you have?
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I like the fall garden better from the sense that it is more relaxing. There’s less there and less to do, so I find it more fun. Still love the warm weather garden though as those tomatoes are hard to beat.