For many people the Fall signifies the end of the vegetable growing season. It’s natural to assume that once the days get shorter and the temperature plummets, things wilt and die, or at the very least, stop growing… The things is there are some very key vegetables that need to be planted in the Fall (October/November time) to ensure they crop early next year. Vegetables such as garlic, Brussel sprouts, broccoli, kale, fava beans (broad beans) all benefit from being planted in the Fall and will crop earlier the season after.

Now is the time to be thinking about planting these winter vegetables, so for more information and advice, head over to ‘Empress Of Dirt’ and check out their post about growing vegetables throughout the winter. Also, be sure to check out our previous post: How To Turn One Garlic Bulb Into Lots Of Garlic Bulbs

How To Grow Vegetables In The Winter

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So if you are lucky right now, you are tucking into loads of homegrown salad vegetables, potatoes, beans and squashes. The thing is – many people stop now that the main summer crop is here, but this is a mistake as there are still a whole load of vegetables that can be planted now that will still have time to crop in the fall/autumn.

If you have some empty patches in your garden where you have dug up some vegetables already, head over to ‘The Gardening Cook’ on the link below and find out what you can plant there, and enjoy eating October time. We always continue planting beetroot, green onions and lettuce right through to the beginning of September, but I guess it depends on your location and climate.

What To Plant Now For Fall (Autumn) Crops

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James over at hometalk.com has come up with an awesome way of growing bumper crops of tomatoes with very little effort. James came up with an innovative way to water and feed the tomatoes using a garbage bin. Not only does it result in huge tomato crops, it is a much easier way to grow tomatoes as you only have to water them every 2-3 days.

You could use this method to grow tomatoes outdoors or in a greenhouse (if you plant into the ground in your greenhouse). This method is genius in its simplicity, so head over to Home Talk on the link below and find out more… You could probably grow cucumbers and peppers using the same method too!

One Man’s Genius Idea For Growing A Huge Tomato Crop

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