Selected Fall Gardening Tips from Derek Fell

article image
Photo By Fotolia/volgariver
Derek Fell shares fall gardening tips for homesteaders.

Derek Fell shares fall gardening tips including varieties of squash for the winter months and storing onions and root vegetables.

Fall Gardening Tips

There’s certainly no shortage of things to do in the garden throughout the spring and summer months . . . as you well know, if you tended a vegetable patch this year. By the time fall rolls around, however, most of your spring and summer crops have borne fruit . . . you’ve already made plantings of broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale, turnips, and other cold-weather fare . . . and — in general — you’ve done just about everything you’re going to do before the first killing frost hits. The question is, what do you do now?

Actually, there are many things you can do from September to November to ensure a well-stocked pantry in the cold months ahead. For example:

Now is a good time to mulch your parsley. Pile shredded leaves against the rows and in the coming weeks — even when there’s snow on the ground — you’ll find more than enough ready to harvest greenery in your garden to flavor omelettes, soups, fish dishes, and salads.

  • Published on Sep 1, 1977
Comments (0) Join others in the discussion!
    Online Store Logo
    Need Help? Call 1-800-234-3368