What are Good Vegetables to Plant in Late
Summer

If you want to know what are good vegetables to plant in late summer, you've come to the right place! There are many vegetables you can plant late in the season that will yield all sorts of lovely produce for you to harvest in the wintertime.

Pumpkins are very prolific late summer crops.

There are a number good things to plant in the late summer to keep your garden producing through autumn and into winter. Planting late requires a little more planning than when you start a spring garden, since you need to know what plants can handle the heat of summer as well as the frosts of the cold months. You'll also want to think about where to plant your winter garden, since most of your summer produce will still be in full flourish. Be careful not to let your established garden choke out your new sprouts!

One thing to keep in mind about late summer plantings is that plants may take longer to mature, since the days are waning and the weather is slowly cooling off. There's a paradox here, though, since you also need to select vegetable varieties that will not end up scorched in the hot sun or grow so fast that they set seed and then die before winter.

If you want to plant in the late summer, you're going to want to stick to cool-weather crops and plant them early enough that they get a good head start on growing before the frost sets in. Starts work better over seeds, since it takes seeds quite a while to reach maturity. Your plants need to be at a hearty stage in their development once the cold hits so that they will make it through lower temperature. Tiny sprouts won't stand a chance!

Once the first frost is upon you, you might consider protecting your garden with a cold frame or polytunnel. This will increase the ambient temperature around your veggies and prevent the harsh temperature from killing them.

If you're in doubt about how to care for your vegetables, check the seed packet for instructions specific to each variety you're going to plant.

Plant cauliflower late for a winter harvest.

There are a rainbow of vegetables that you can plant at the end of the summer season that will keep you in fresh produce through autumn and winter. Depending on your location, some varieties can be harvested in autumn while others will hibernate through the cold to produce in early spring. Either way, planting in late summer will have you well on your way to an amazing cold-weather garden when everyone else is eating from their root cellar!

For a late summer planting session, here are some hearty vegetables that will handle the cold of autumns and winter with aplomb:

• Alliums
  • Garlic
  • Leek
  • Onion
• Squash
  • Pumpkin
  • Delicata
  • Butternut
  • Acorn
• Roots
  • Beet
  • Parsnip
  • Turnip
  • Radish
• Greens
  • Kale
  • Radicchio
  • Escarole
  • Kohlrabi
• Brassicas
  • Cauliflower
  • Broccoli
  • Cabbage
  • Brussels sprout

If you're still curious as to what are good vegetables to plant in late summer, here's some more information to help you plant your late-season garden:

• Winter Garden Tips is a great website about, guess what? Winter gardening tips!
• Wild Chicken has some recommendations for when it comes to planting your late summer crop.
• Harvest Wizard also has a great list of vegetables you can plant in the late summer.
• If you live in the southern hemisphere, here is a great article about planting a September garden.

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