Posted on July 11, 2008 in latest news
It is observed that most of the gardeners don’t prefer fall season for gardening because of the fear of early frost appearance. But the fact is that gardening in fall season can result in excellent vegetables. Besides that fall gardening extends your gardening period after you are done with your spring gardening. It is also observed that vegetables grown in fall season are sweeter than those grown in spring season. Hence fall vegetable gardening offers you a brand of fresh and new taste to your old vegetables.
Vegetable Fall Gardening: Best Time to Start
It is important to know the best suited time for starting your vegetable fall gardening. Before starting your fall gardening you need to know when 1st hard frost will appear in your area. Best source to get information on 1st hard frost is Farmer’s Almanac. It is observed that tough vegetables can easily thrive in temperatures as low as 20 degree. It is better to select vegetables with shorter maturity period so as to harvest them completely before 1st frost.
Soil Preparation for Vegetable Fall Gardening
Before planting vegetables you need to work on your garden soil. Make sure that you clear all space where you have planted your spring and summer plants. It is important for you to remove all the leftover as it may encourage bacterial infection in the soil and spoil your fall vegetables. For better and healthy growth of your fall vegetables it is advisable to spread a layer of mulch or compost over the area. Don’t forget to turn-up the top soil of the garden space and water it well. Allow this space to rest for a day or 2 before you start planting.
Selecting Vegetables for Vegetable Fall Garden
After deciding the time for planting and soil preparation the major aspect of fall gardening is selection of correct vegetables. What to plant, basically depends upon the space available and on your personal choice. In areas where frost hits late you can plant vegetables like:
In case you wish to enjoy vegetables like snap-beans, cucumbers and summer squash which tend to wilt by the end of the summer. It is better to plant these vegetables in mid-summers; hence you’ll be able to harvest them by the time first frost hits. Other vegetables which you can plant in your vegetable fall garden are listed below:
Useful Tips for Vegetable Fall Gardening
Here are few useful tips for your successful vegetable fall gardening:
It’s good to utilize your fall time by making a beautiful vegetable fall garden. Relish the fresh and new taste of your garden fresh fall vegetables.
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