9 Easy Veggies To Plant In Fall And FORGET All Winter, by Epic Gardening on YouTube. 15 min 38 s.
- Video length
- 15 min 38 s
- Time to do it
- 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 9
What you need
Steps
Pick a sunny spot and loosen the top 6 to 8 inches of soil. Mix in compost so the bed drains well before you plant anything.
Break garlic bulbs into single cloves and plant them pointed end up, about 2 inches deep and 4 to 6 inches apart.
Sow spinach seeds about half an inch deep in rows 12 inches apart. Thin seedlings to 4 to 6 inches once they sprout.
Plant leek seeds shallowly and keep the soil moist. Thin them to about 6 inches apart as they grow.
Sow carrot seeds thinly about a quarter inch deep. Keep the soil damp until they sprout, then thin to 2 to 3 inches apart.
Sow collard greens and radishes in separate rows. Radishes mature fast, so plant them where you can pull them early.
Sow kale and mache seeds on the surface and press them in lightly. Mache germinates best in cool soil.
Plant cabbage seeds or starts about 12 to 18 inches apart. Water everything in well after planting.
Cover the beds with straw, leaves or row cover once frost is forecast. Vent the cover on warm days so plants do not rot.
Tips and common mistakes
Plant garlic in fall, not spring, so cloves form roots before the ground freezes.
Do not let carrot and spinach beds dry out while seeds are germinating.
Pull radishes as soon as they reach size, or they turn woody in cold soil.
Lift row cover on mild days to stop damp air building up under it.
Questions
When should I plant garlic in fall?
Plant cloves about 4 to 6 weeks before the first hard freeze so they root but do not send up much top growth.
Do these crops need frost protection?
Most handle light frost, but a layer of straw or row cover helps them through hard freezes and keeps the soil from heaving.
Can I grow these in containers?
Yes. Use pots at least 8 inches deep with drainage holes and keep them watered through dry winter spells.
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