Growing a Fall Garden – What, Why & How It’shard to believe that summer is almost over. The summer veggies are winding down, the chill of fall will soon be in the air – BUT that doesn’t mean gardening season is over!   Now is the time to plant your fall garden so you can keep the harvest coming during the fall and into the winter months.   In this blog post, I am going to cover the basics of fall gardening, what it is, why you should grow one and how to get yours started as quickly and inexpensively as possible. What is a fall garden? A fall garden is simply a garden of cool weather loving vegetables.  There are two types of vegetables:  warm weather veggies that grow well in the warm summer days and nights, and cool weather vegetables that grow best in the cooler weather of spring and fall.  The cool weather veggies like temperatures of 75 degree F or colder.  Lettuce,...

6 Quick Growing Vegetables to Plant NOW in Late Summer for a Fall Harvest Would you like to have fresh, tasty, healthy veggies to harvest this fall the fall?  If your answer is YES – there’s not a moment to lose, plant some quick growing veggies NOW in the late summer!  This way when your done harvesting your current summer crops, you’ll have more harvest on the way.    The key to growing a late summer garden is to choose quick growing varieties that go from seed to harvest in about 6-8 weeks before cold weather hits.  If you are a southern gardener like I am here in So Cal, some of these vegetables may even last through a warm winter. You might be thinking “my garden beds are full, I don’t have room for one more plant.”I’m right there with you!I like to look for little gaps and holes in my garden, or plants that are dying out that I can pull out to make room to tuck in new seeds...

  Start a Veggie Garden: Quick, Simple, Inexpensive and FUN! I love to grow my own fresh, tasty veggies – it’s so much fun grocery shopping in the backyard for dinner!   Here’s what some folks tell me when I ask them why they don’t grow their own veggies:     “It takes to much time – I can’t fit it into my busy schedule.”   “It’s too complicated – I feel overwhelmed when I try to figure out how to start.”   “It’s too expensive to buy the seeds and supplies – I can’t afford it.” Does this sound familiar?  Then you’re in the right place!  ANYONE can have tasty, healthy food growing in their own backyard or patio.  What’s more, it CAN be done in a quick and simple way without breaking the bank!  The best part is, it’s a ton of FUN, and you’ll feel so much pride knowing you are growing your own fresh, health food! Starting Seeds Indoors...