Fall Planting Season Begins July 1st

11 years ago

Somehow the fall planting dates always sneak up on me every year, so I'm posting the linked document as a reminder for us all.

The OSU-recommended fall planting dates for veggies begin July 1st.

The dates on this document are the opposite from the ones on the spring calendar. For fall planting, the earliest date in a range of dates is for those further north and the latest date is for those further south. If you're in central OK, you can choose any date in that date range that you're comfortable with.

If you want to plant something not on OSU's list on the linked document and aren't sure when to plant for the fall garden, ask here about the planting dates because some of us grow other veggies for fall/winter that are not on the list.

If you're looking at a garden that is fully packed with plants and don't think you'll be doing any fall planting or succession planting, there's nothing wrong with that. However, in our hot and normally dry climate, with tons of summer insects on the hunt for something to eat, plants that look stupendously beautiful and are very productive in June often will get pretty stressed, tired and disease- or pest-afflicted by mid or late-July. So, keep an open mind about fall planting and remember to start your own seedlings in advance of the transplanting date so you'll be ready when the dates arrive.

The only issue I have with fall planting in a good year is that I think my tomato plants are fine in June and don't want to start seeds for more because there will not be any place to put them. That's flawed thinking because experience has taught me that spider mites, blister beetles and grasshoppers will hit them hard in June or July no matter how great they look now. It also is likely that with rain falling, fungal and bacterial diseases may hit them hard too. So, I'll be starting some fall tomato seeds soon for transplanting in July.

If you are tired of struggling with cabbage worms on cole family crops and Colorado Potato Beetles on potatoes, you might find little to no insect pressure on them in the fall garden.

I actually find I don't plant a fall garden as consistently as I used to because of the recurring droughty summers we've had in recent years, but I am more inclined to plant a continuous garden--putting in a succession crop the minute a spring crop comes out as long as rain is falling.

Dawn

Here is a link that might be useful: Fall Garden Guide

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Comments (4)

mulberryknob
11 years ago
There are some things that I only plant in the fall. Chinese cabbage, bok choy, turnips and mustard for greens and the Chinese Radishes, daikon and Chinese Redmeat.

Then I like to start some things over for fall, lettuce and spinach especially.

This year, because we have the greenhouse now, I will be starting some tomatoes and cucumbers in containers. I was so disappointed last year after DH and I spent a couple hours covering the ones in the garden with sheets to have it drop to 28 f for several hours and wipe them out. But I will wait a little while since I hope to keep these plants alive until the middle of next winter.
ezzirah011
11 years ago
I started that thread up above and didn't see this one!

Fall creeped up on me too and now I am seed shopping today and started seeds.

I grow pretty much the same as spring, but add more fall type plants like turnips and cabbage.
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Okiedawn OK Zone 7
Original Author
11 years ago
I cannot plant a lot of the real cool-season stuff like spinach until fall because we're often still in the 100s here in early September.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for a normal summer with only normal summer hot temps and with normal rainfall instead of last year's insanely hot and dry weather. It would be nice to be able to keep the garden going all summer long with succession plantings without having to worry about a really sky-high water bill.

Usually I go through my seeds about now to make sure that if there is anything I need for fall/winter, I have time to get it. Down here they usually start yanking seed racks out of some stores in June as if the planting season has ended. That drives me crazy!

Territorial Seed Company does a better job than most seed companies of providing seeds and plants for fall and winter gardening. They even have a Fall/Winter Garden catalog that you can request at the website. I'll link their website below. They also have fall/winter gardening guides, seed of fall and winter cover crops, etc.

Dawn

Here is a link that might be useful: Fall Gardening/Territorial Seed Company
susanlynne48
11 years ago
I guess I best get with it and sow my Black Krim tomato seeds, huh? There's not really another tomato I want to plant right now. I think they said it had a 70 DTM,

I really want to try the Brussels Sprout, Bok Choy, more Lettuce, carrots, beets, snap peas (I am assuming the "green peas" referred to on the fact sheet includes snaps and snow).

Tell me about Kale, if you can. Wolfgang Puck was espousing the virtues of it on a show the other day that I only caught the end of. I have never eaten Kale, but I'm always up for trying a new veggie.

Susan