I am going to try some spinach in some long containers--this is my first garden and have had success with cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes. I had planted pole beans and they had done nothing all summer. I was going to pull them, but my neighbor convinced me to just leave them. Well, I do not know what happened, but they have started to take off.

I hate to see the garden end, so I want to pursue items that can be grown into the fall. I thought I would start with some spinach and maybe some other greens that could be grown in cotainers...

I am so excited to start my fall garden and my tomatoes and cukes aren't even ripe yet! I would love to start planting now but I literally have no room. But I'll keep my eye on this forum, since I've never done a fall garden before.

I've decided to try some brocolli, brussel sprouts, collards, and a mix of turnips and mustard. And replant some garlic from last year. Dang its almost August, I've gotten get busy.

Just started broccoli, kale and collards in north Georgia. Spinach as soon as summer is nearly gone, with maybe some lettuce, too. Look up cool season veggies and learn what it takes to grow them. Many do better in the fall such as all of the above 'cept for may be some lettuces. I'm also trying radishes and carrots. eeek. What have I started!!!!!?

Check the link below. They have a lot of cold hardy stuff. I've ordered from them.

Here is a link that might be useful: Evergreen Seeds

I am really interested in this subject also. I want to plant some pumpkins amongst my mums in a big long wooden box. I have brussel sprouts in the garden (big huge plants, but no sprouts yet). I want to know what I can plant after my cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, watermelons, and cataloupe are finished this fall. Even though I am in TX, I am up on the Llano Estacado so we get some really cold weather. I have abundant mulch so I think I can adequately protect some plants, but I would love some suggestions on how to keep my garden going at least until January.

For anyone in the north, this is a good time to get going with fall plantings of cool season vegies that need some time to form heads -- like romaine lettuce, chinese cabbage, radiccho, short-season broccoli and cabbage, etc. Much later than this and the heads aren't likely to form before deep winter stops growth or kills them.

You can wait until mid-August to plant radish, arugula, mesclun mixes, spinach, etc. In Sept and even Oct plant greens to winter-over (protected by row covers, hoop houses, etc.).

I plant to plant collards shortly. Used to have a neighbor who planted onions between the collards when they were about 3" high, and he had fresh green onions until spring since he never picked collards 'til after the first frost.

Suzi

Last fall I planted chard, edible chrysanthemum, bush beans, and a type of Italian broccoli (I've forgotten the name) that apparently grown for a Christmas soup. (Though my Italian isn't reliable - much of the text was in Italian.) The chard, chrysanthemum and broccoli did very well though the beans were only moderately productive.

This year I plan to do some more broccoli as well as mustard greens, leeks and garlic, and am considering other root vegetables. Has anyone had luck with a fall crop of parsnips and carrots?

I planted some onions amongst the peas and pole beans this spring and hope they'll survive once I pull up the beans and peas (which should be soon).

This is California so I don't have to worry as much about seriously cold temperatures though it does freeze here (though only just freezing) fairly often.

Collards sound good and spinach, too.

Brad

I'm in Arkansas in region 7. I planted garlic last fall, but it turned out every one of the pods turned into a plant that flowered. If it flowered, that means its no good, right, that it bolted? If so, do I just let the now-dead plants drop the seed and hope for a new crop? I have planted onions and know that when an onion plant flowers, its bolted and is no good. Is it the same with garlic and I basically lost the whole crop? Or should I be patient and see what the seeds from the dead plants will do....

I am by no means an expert on garlic, I wouldn't trash them yet. Have u checked the bulbs? Before I did anything I would go to the alliums forum and ask this question there. There are some allium experts over there that can help you. trudyjean

I planted 3 'bowls'of cool season greens earlier this week: Tom Thumb lettuce, a cut-and-come again salad mix, and arugula. Started them in my cool basement and will grow them under my fluorescent light set up until daytime temps outside cool off a little. I just got seeds for chard, spinach and a couple more lettuce varieties and and salad mixes to do succession plantings through the winter. Yum, yum!

Can anyone recommend favorites (great flavor) in the category of short (3"-4" long) carrot for winter growing? I have to grow most things in pots so am looking for tried-and-true container-friendly varieties.

Thanks!

I have planted some kale and will do some mizuna mustard, pak choi and maybe some lettuce. Maybe another planting of beans if I get the seeds fast enough and have room. Also set out a few late tomatoes and peppers about a month ago.
Becky

hi trudyjean i plan on planting broccoli,maybe mustard it get so cold here.oh!and some garlic.

I live in the pacific NW and planted swis chard, spinach,
carrots and beets. They do well hear as we have a mild cool winter.