Hello Gardeners - - - -

You are not going to believe my message - - - we need to start thinking about cool season planting !!! Yes, I know it is only August and everything is still growing. But take out a sheet of paper, make a list what you planted last fall, and make sure you rotate your planting this fall to avoid soil and pest problems. 

As each of your summer crops dwindle, clean up that section of your garden and start your cool season veggies by the end of August, early September.

Great cool season veggies include:

Root vegetables:  radishes, carrots, beets, turnips, parsnips

Cruciferous veggies:  broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage (red, white, chinese i.e. bok choi), brussel sprouts

Sweet Peas

Lettuces: chard and spinach and all the head lettuces

We can't plant peas along the fence since we did that last year for our communal plot. We need to wait another 2 years before replanting peas. Let's come up with some ideas. Any of the above i.e. root or cruciferous veggies are good as well as lettuces.

Mary