September Vegetable Garden Tips Cool-season vegetables can be planted in September in mild-winter regions. Plant now beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cauliflower, celery, fava beans, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, both head and leaf lettuce, mustard greens, onions, parsley, peas, potatoes, radishes, rutabagas, spinach, Swiss chard, and turnips. Vegetable crops will begin to take longer to ripen…
September
September Vegetable Garden
Vegetable crops will begin to take longer to ripen in September. Give melons, limas, and tomatoes more time to ripen naturally. Eggplants are ready for harvest when they are shiny. Beans, cucumbers, melons, zucchini and summer squash will not ripen or mature once they are picked. They will keep for a week or two in…
September Kitchen Garden Almanac
The weather will direct your efforts in the kitchen garden in September. Frost may strike even the mildest of regions before the end of the month. Know the average first frost date for your area. This date will allow you to plan your garden activities and prepare for cold weather in advance. The average first…
September Garden in the Northern Hemisphere
September is the ninth month of the year these days, but under the old Roman calendar, September was the seventh month. The Latin word for “seven” is septem. The autumnal equinox will arrive on September 22 this year in the northern half of the world, summer will end and autumn will begin. September is…
September Garden in the Southern Hemisphere
September brings in spring and ends winter in the Southern Hemisphere. The first day of spring in the southern part of the world this year is September 22. On this day, the sun rises directly in the east and sets directly in the west. The time between sunrise and sunset is exactly 12 hours. March…
The End of September Harvest
It really does feel like the end of summer here in the Sonoma Valley this week. The weather has turned breezy and slightly cooler. At the farm market in the Sonoma town plaza this past Tuesday evening a sweater was in order once the sun dipped below the valley edge. Our growers still have a…
Early September Fresh Harvest
Bean Scarlet Runner The heat lovers come into their own this time of year: melons, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, lima beans and corn. And the potato and sweetpotato crops will be coming on storng in the next weeks. Enjoy your visit to the farm market this week. Here’s a list of some of the crops that…