Container Gardens
PLANTING FOR A FALL HARVEST
Well, I almost got a second crop of corn. I was about a week short of having the ears mature. I did some research and found out the best crops to direct sow in the garden in mid-July through August for a better result than what I got. The guidelines are regionally based. Of course, frost can come early or late, but these guidelines are based on averages.
East Coast: Arugula, beans, beets, carrots, chard, collards, cucumbers, lettuce, parsnips, peas, radishes, rutabaga, spinach, and turnips.
South and Gulf Coast: Beans, beets, carrots, chard, collards, cucumbers, kale, lettuce, parsnips, radishes, rutabaga, summer squash, winter squash, and turnips.
Great Lakes and Central US: Arugula, beans, beets, carrots, chard, collards, cucumber, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mache, parsnips, peas, radishes, rutabaga, spinach, summer and winter squash, and turnips.
North Central and Rocky Mountains: Arugula, beets, carrots, kale, lettuce, mache, radishes, rutabaga, spinach, and turnips.
Pacific Northwest: Arugula, beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, chard, collards, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, peas, radishes, rutabaga, spinach, and turnips.
Southwest: Beans, beets, carrots, chard, corn, cucumbers, kale, lettuce, onions, peas, radishes, rutabaga, spinach, summer and winter squash, and turnips.
I guess if I want to harvest corn in the fall I will need to move to Phoenix. Idaho just can’t provide enough heat! Happy harvesting!
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