Clear Out Summer Veggies and Weeds
Tomatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers and winter squash may still be going strong. If you have enough garden space to leave healthy, producing summer veggies that can hang on through September, then let them be. If your summer veggies have slowed production and don’t look so good, pull them out. Vegetable pests and diseases can survive a compost pile, therefore these old plants are best either trashed or thrown in the woods rather than added to compost piles that will be eventually used in the garden.
Amend Garden Soil With Compost
Plant Fall Veggies
- Check Georgia Organic’s School Garden Planting and Harvest Calendar
- Direct seed into garden through mid-September: Beets, Collards, Kale, Radish, Spinach, Lettuce
- Transplant seedlings through mid-September: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Kale, Swiss Chard
Fall Cover Crops
If you have bare soil anywhere, consider planting a fall cover crop to improve soil and reduce pests/disease. PRO-TIP: buy wheat or rye and sprouting clover in bulk at your local natural foods store. A little clover seed goes a long way!
