Summer to Fall: 7 Ways to Successfully Transition Your Garden!

Описание: Many think of vegetable gardening in terms of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers…and all the plants that are finishing up at the end of summer. But if you live in a growing zone that allows for warmer days well into fall, then a fall garden is so much fun! We’ll tell you all the reasons we love to plant in the fall, as well as give details on  7 principles for a successful transition from summer garden to fall garden.

-Don’t quit after those long summer days are over
-Maintain your soil’s biome (and what a biome is!)
-Cover and protect raised beds (cover crops, cardboard, green compost, brown compost)
-Make your growing season longer with season extenders (choose a material to cover your plants in frost)
-Plan ahead for what WILL GROW in fall (we have a list of cool weather vegetables)
-Make gardening easier with perennials (less ongoing work and more fruit for your one-time planting)
-Save your seeds (wouldn’t you like to have next year’s seeds for free to store away?)

Welcome to Joyful Homestead! We're Dan and Heidi, and it's our passion to live as independently as we can on our land, grow and preserve much of our own food, raise productive chickens, and make our own items from nature such as teas and salves that enhance our health. Our second passion is to teach people what we've learned in each of these categories! Come learn along with us!