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Are you planning to plant some veggies for a fall garden? It's an ideal time to grow many cool-season crops like lettuce, kale, cabbage, beets and in most places there is still plenty of time to get this started.

Today is approximately 10 weeks from the average date of first frost in October in my area. This is plenty of time to grow short-season veggies. And if it happens that it's a warm fall, you could reap the benefit of an extended period of harvest. I have just planted some more zucchini seeds out in the garden, and I started some greens in containers on my porch. The seedlings will be easier to keep moist there and when they are big enough I'll put them out in the garden, under cover to keep the grasshoppers off. In my opinion, a nice patch of kale is worth this extra trouble.

Here's a nice article about fall growing in Mother Earth News:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/When-To-Plant-Fall-Harvest-Garden-Crops.aspx?utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email&blogid=1502
This gives you links to gather the information you might need about the frost dates where you live.

Anybody else got fall veggies going?

I don't have room outdoors yet, but I am starting some plants, and when things die I will transplant. Really I am planning on having it full for fall.

For the first time I am trying brussel sprouts. I am also doing broccoli. I may start some swiss chard, arugula, lettuces inside too. Those are quick, and we have a lot of summer left in the mid-atlantic region.

I am doing garlic for next year. Oh and a another new thing for me is spinach. I am waiting a while before I put that in. If there is room I'll throw some green beans in. My spot isn't that large. Oh and radishes and snap peas. I missed the spring planting as my garden wasn't in yet.

still deciding whether to ge the garden patch boxes or not....planting time here is august...

I'm planning a fall and winter garden. Tomatoes will grow well in a fall garden here. In the past, I had ripe tomatoes in December. Also, I'll be planting collard, mustard, and turnip greens. They do well here in the winter.

Yep, I may have jumped the gun a bit, but it was my first garden and I was really exited to get some stuff in the ground. I have Broccoli, Arugula, and spinach in my square foot garden right now. And I have some Kale and other things to plant next month.

It may be too hot in NC for what I've already planted, but all have sprouted now and I have seedlings popping up all over the place.

I'm in the same zone, just a tiny bit cooler. You should be fine. I waited a bit to start my seeds, but you probably will be able to even get some other greens in like more arugula or lettuces, once this arugula is done.