Yes, I’m thinking about my fall garden. Pulling out the potatoes this week got me all fired up to plan my fall garden and get the seeds ordered.
Tomatoes can be planted in July. Potatoes, lima beans and green beans can be planted in August. September is a big planting month – English peas, beets, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, mustard greens, spinach, turnips (have to stay out of the way of that turnip truck!).
There are many resources available on the internet that will give guidance on when to plant, as well as varieties that work well in your area. Here’s a planting guide I like for this area.
For northern gardeners, the list of items we can plant in the fall will be a surprise. Remember, we have little cold weather here. The climate/gardening seasons here are more like what I grew up with in Louisiana.
This is a list of the seeds I just ordered. I already have some seeds here (lettuce, carrots, some peas) so I ordered the things I don’t have but want to grow. I am going to plant fall potatoes but I saw potato seeds somewhere in town so I’ll get those here. There are probably other things that need to be ordered.
Now . . I must get myself out to the garden and pick beans! I’m so loving my garden. Last night we had fresh green beans with new potatoes and fried eggplant . . all from the garden. Since I took that long nap, I was sure glad we had leftover tuna steak that I could heat up for dinner. Tonight we’re having chili rellenos that I’m making from peppers I grew, and eggplant casserole from eggplants I picked yesterday. Life is good!
Regina says
🙂 your garden posts make me smile! So glad the soil is so rich and your first season has been so bountiful thus far!!! I’m a northern gardener -but planning my fall garden also – Hubby is talking of building me a hoop house over 2 of my raised beds so we can extend the season a bit here… very excited!!!
Tamera in ND says
It would be fun to have a big fall garden, but I wouldn’t want the heat!
Stay cool! 🙂
Marilyn Smith says
Homemade fresh chili rellenos – our favorites. I use poblanos (no canned chilies here)
Judy, wish I could get there in time for dinner. and make plenty for leftovers. I serve them on shredded iceberg lettuce with my killer sauce and sliced olives and avacado – now I am hungry.
Marilyn Smith says
Somehow my post got messed up. Last sentence was to be getting there in time for dinner.
Ruth C says
Judy, what do you do about bugs? I am new to gardening in Georgia so am trying things out. It appears the aphids like my beans as much here as they did in California. Do you have aphids? And do your peas bear a while and then die off with some sort of white powdery stuff on the leaves? There is something eating the cucumbers, too.
Penny says
Boy do we live in a different part of the world. In Ontario, Canada we are just planting our potato crop. We will be digging it in October before the snow flies. No multiple crops here.
Cathy Stoddard says
Judy, you are so very inspiring – Thank You!!
I can’t wait to see what “Dragon Tongue Bush Beans” look like!
pdudgeon says
reading your Fall garden list takes me back. i grew some of those same vegetables way back when. how about including collard greens on your list? i seem to remember that you liked them.