It is nearly mid-September! I am in the middle of the Fall harvest and canning vegetables from the garden and the peaches are done. Most of us just think about harvesting and don't give much thought to planting. If you want to have a Fall crop of cool weather vegetables, now is the time to plant some lettuce, spinach, kale and radishes in any empty places in your garden. I should have planted mine about 3 weeks ago, but I kept forgetting. In late Fall, if your cool weather crops are threatened by frost, you can cover them at night and uncover each morning.
Frost will not harm your carrots or beets.
Fall is the best time of year to plant new trees or shrubs. They will have a lot less transplant shock because of the cooler temperatures. Keep them well watered through the Fall.
It is also a great time of year to create and fill any raised bed planters. This is a perfect time to take advantage of cooler temperatures to work outside. You can get everything built and filled and you will be ready to plant as soon as the soil thaws in early Spring.
Soil amendments or additives that are good for your garden and are very affordable: wood ashes from a fire place or fire pit, play sand, manure from chickens, cows, horses, rabbits or guinea pigs, wood shavings, or saw dust, shredded newspaper, vegetable peels, grass clippings, peat moss, and old potting soil.
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