August is a great time to begin planting for fall and winter harvests. Get the most out of your edible garden by using all the seasons for fresh, homegrown goodness!
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Here are the crops you can start in the August Midwest edible garden:
Here are the crops you can start in the August Midwest edible garden:
August
Beets
Beets
Broccoli
Bush beans
Bush beans
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Corn salad
Endive
Celery
Corn salad
Endive
Fava beans
Kale
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
Mustard
Lettuce
Mustard
Onions
Peas
Radish
Scallions
Snow peas
Spinach
Strawberry runners
Spinach
Strawberry runners
Turnips
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When planting in the hot months, be sure to keep the soil moist until the plants are well established. Summer and fall planted crops take longer to come to harvest than they do in the spring. Rule of thumb is to add 2 weeks. It's because the days are getting shorter rather than longer.
A great and easy way to start your fall garden is to sow the seeds in a pot on a covered deck or patio. This makes it easy to keep an eye on the seedlings and protects them from the harsh hot summer sun. After they have a couple of sets of their true leaves, you can transplant into the garden bed. Harden them off first by moving the pot to full sun before transplanting. "Hardening off" seedlings After transplanting into the garden, keep them watered regularly during hot, dry weather until well established.
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