Extending the Life of Your Garden

There is still plenty of time left in the year for your vegetable garden. Planting is better in the fall - the days are cool, but the ground is still warm. Your plants can get all the light they need without getting burned up and dried out in the hot summer heat.

Starting seeds in the fall?

Yes you can! Peas, greens, broccoli and many more great veggies thrive in the cool fall planting season. Start them now and you can have a full crop of delicious fresh produce by September or October. You can start the seeds indoors while the weather is still hot, and move them outside in a couple weeks.

Keep your summer garden going.

You can keep your other veggies going much longer by following a few simple tips. Keep weeds, diseases, and pests out of your garden - they add stress that shortens your growing season. Stop them early and keep your garden growing longer. Water regularly - irregular watering will lead to cracked bitter fruits and lower production. And, most importantly, pick ripened fruit - if your tomatoes, peppers, or cucumbers get too ripe they will trigger the plant to end production for the season, and you will see a dramatic drop in production.