In this issue:
- September in the Garden – The Season’s Turn
- Video: Fall Planting Guide – Get ready for fall
- Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Varieties for your Fall Salad Garden
- Gardenerd Product of the Month: NEW! High Yield Small Space Organic Gardening
1. September in the Garden – The Season’s Turn
Fall is officially here, and while some gardeners aim to shut down the garden for winter, we’re just getting started with the best growing season yet. Fall is cool in more ways than temperature. All my favorite crops grow in fall: brassicas, alliums, peas, root veggies and more! No offense to tomatoes, but this stuff excites me so much more than the summer stuff.
In the Gardenerd Test Garden, we have a little longer before we plant cool-season crops. We’ll be starting brassica seeds indoors soon, and doing bed prep for outdoor seeding. We’re harvesting peppers, tomatoes, basil, green onions, lima beans, cucumbers, and mint. The watermelons are coming along (late but good), as is the winter squash. If you haven’t done your fruit tree summer pruning, now is a good time.
In this newsletter, we share our fall planting guides, and some of the best lettuce (and other greens) varieties to grow this fall for flavor-filled salads.
Happy gardening,
Christy
2. Video: Fall Planting Guide
Get ready for your fall garden. Watch out fall planting guide to learn what grows best in the cool season.
Fall Planting Guide
And if you need help plotting out your garden more efficiently, we’ve got the training course for you. Here at Gardenerd, we grow biointensively for high yields for our clients. Learn how to do it at home with Plan Your Abundant Edible Garden, our online course.
3. Gardenerd Tip of the Month – Tasty Lettuce (and other greens) to Grow This Fall
Fall is lettuce season. It grows easily, and there are hundreds of varieties to choose from. Our favorites, combined with a few other tasty ingredients, will help you make the best salads this fall/winter.
Varieties for Your Fall Salad Garden
4. Gardenerd Product of the Month – NEW! High Yield Small Space Organic Gardening
Christy’s new book is getting 5-star reviews! Here’s what critics are saying about it:
From The Gardenangelists, Carol Michel and Dee Nash:
“If you want a garden at your home and you don’t have a lot of space, [the book] has tons of ideas for how to make a really nice garden…There’s a ton of good information in here; [the author] really knows her stuff.”
From Helen Yoest, Bee Better Naturally:
As a dedicated organic gardener for wildlife and food, I was impressed by how [the author] could succinctly pack in so much information. High Yield, Small Space Organic Gardening will be all you need if you are new to organic gardening.”
Get your copy at your favorite bookseller, or order an autographed copy for the gardenerd in your life (even if that’s you!).
Stay tuned for more tips and tidbits from Gardenerd.com. It’s the season’s turn to change from summer to fall. Get ready to plant and enjoy the cool season as it heads our way.
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