Interested in keeping your garden productive with delicious vegetables even as temperatures drop?
Planting fall vegetables extends your growing season, providing fresh, homegrown produce well into cooler months.
Guide to Fall Garden Vegetables
Discover the best times to plant, essential tips for starting, and 28 top vegetables for your fall garden.
When to Plant a Fall Garden
Timing is crucial for fall vegetables. Aim to have your crops mature before the first frost.
Typically, planting starts from late summer to early fall, depending on your USDA hardiness zone.
For most regions, late July through September is optimal.
Calculate the days to maturity for each crop and work backward from your expected first frost date.
How to Start a Fall Garden
Prepare by clearing out spent summer plants and weeds from your garden beds.
