fall planting, zone by zone and early tomato

Glacier tomato--55 days!!!

August To-Do List for Zone 3

• Harvest time! If you're saving seeds, save only healthy ones, and make sure they have thoroughly dried. Clearly label seed storage containers.
• Pick zucchini when fruit are 4 to 8 inches long—you'll get twice as many.
• Spray water on the top and undersides of zucchini foliage, early in the mornings, to control spider mites and aphids.
• After midmonth, pinch off any new tomato flowers to direct energy to ripening fruit.
• Slowly reduce watering of perennials, trees, and shrubs to allow them to harden-off for the winter.
• Be prepared to protect plants from early frost.
• At month's end, take cuttings of geraniums, fuchsias, and begonias. Root them in damp perlite.

zone by zone lists

Late maturing crops - Approximate maturity 90 days. Plant by mid July for fall harvest, later for spring harvest.

ROOTCROPS

• Beets
• Carrots
• Parsnip
• Rutabaga
• Globe Onions

LEAFCROPS

• Brussells Sprouts
• Cabbages
• Cauliflower
• Fava Bean

Mid-season crops - Approximate maturity 60 days. Plant by mid August. Use any of the dates from above as well as the Best Dates below.

ROOTCROPS

• Early Carrots
• Leek
• Turnip
• Kohlrabi

LEAFCROPS

• Early Cabbages
• Winter Cauliflower
• Collards
• Perennial Flowers
• Perennial Herbs
• Swiss Chard

Early maturing crops - Approximate maturity 30 days. Plant by mid September. Use the dates from the previous page as well as the Best Dates below. The latest dates are for warmer climates, later frosts, or protected plantings.

ROOTCROPS

• Chives
• Bunching Onions
• Radishes

LEAFCROPS

• Broccoli
• Cover Crops
• Leaf Lettuces
• Mustard
• Spinach
• Lawn seed