September zone 7

Bed 1							Bed 2
1  ft.			1 ft.				1 ft.	1 ft.
Bok Choy						1	Bok Choy
Leeks						2	Leeks
Beans and Peas				Beets Turnips		3	Kale	Beans and peas Swiss Chard
						4
						5	Tatsoi
						6	Kohlrabi
Bed 3							Bed 4
Scarlet Runner Beans						1	Kohlrabi	Beans and peas, Lettuces
						2	Tatsoi
Henderson Limas						3	Maxibel Harcoit
						4
Radishes				Tomatoes, Spinach		5 Trellis	Tomatoes, Spinach	Carrots, Radishes
						6 Trellis

Overview

Cold-hardy plants can be planted in late August, September and even early October. Cold-hardy vegetables that can withstand heavy frost of air temperatures below 28 include spinach, Walla Walla sweet onion, garlic, leeks, rhubarb, rutabaga, broccoli, kohlrabi, kale, cabbage, chicory, Brussels sprouts, corn salad, arugula, fava beans, radish, mustard, Austrian winter pea and turnip.

Semi-hardy vegetables that can withstand light frost of air temperatures in the range of 28 to 32 degrees include beets, spring market carrots, parsnip, lettuce, chard, pea, Chinese cabbage, endive, radicchio, cauliflower, parsley and celery.

What does the Windowsill look like in September?

What do the garden beds look like in September?

Start Off- Direct Sow

Direct sow (8) Swiss Chard, Rainbow about Sept. 29.

Start Off- Transplant

Transplant (9) Spinach, Bloomsdale on Sept. 10. in Bed 1, section 3
Transplant (8) Lettuce, Buttercrunch Head on Sept. 13 in Bed 1, section 2.

Transplant (9) Spinach, American on Sept. 24 in Bed 2, section 3.

Grow On

(4) Kale, Blue Curled Scotch August 1 

(4) Kale, Red Russian August 1

(18) Turnip, Purple Top White Globe

(9) Leek, American Flag 

(32) Carrots, Scarlet Nantes

(18) Beet, Cylindra

(18) Bean, Maxibel Haricot Green 

(18) Leek, American Flag

(18) Beans, Henderson Lima 

(16) Peas, Dwarf Sugar Snow 

(8) Beans, Scarlet Runner 

(18) Kohlrabi, White and Purple Vienna

(8) Bok Choi 

(16) Radish, Black Spanish .

Harvest

Mortgage Lifter, Cherokee Purple and Purple Bumblebee Tomatoes are growing on in Bed 3, sections 1 and 2, Bed 4, sections 1 and 2 and containers. 

By September the main crop Turnip roots are ready to be taken up.

September 2, 2023

Rainbow Swiss Chard

Although their leaves won’t be as big, Rainbow Swiss Chard can be re-sown in the garden bed for a fall crop. Since this late crop won’t get as large, however, you can plant them closer together. Sow 30-40 seeds to be transplanted in about 4 weeks. Thin out the weaker seedlings by snipping the base of their stems so as not to disturb their roots. You should be left with one healthy seedling in each pot.

September 8, 2023

Cylindra Beets

Direct sow Beets for a fall crop. Beets have large seeds and germinate reliably directly in the garden bed. Around 4-6 hours before sowing, soak your beet seeds in warm water. Each seed is actually a cluster of several seeds and will produce more than one seedling, so sow sparingly, allowing about ½ inch between seeds. Leave about 6 inches between rows to avoid overcrowding. Cover them with about ½ of soil and water well. Water every two days and thin them once they germinate.

September 10, 2023

Bloomsdale Spinach

Spinach can be re-sown for a fall crop. This is a fast growing hardy crop that likes cooler temperatures. You can pick them when young for baby spinach which is great in salads. Two rows should fit in a 1-foot section. You may sow the seeds directly in the bed or in pots on the windowsill to be planted out in 3-4 weeks when there is room. Either way, seeds need to be planted 1 inch deep, about 1 seed every ½ inch. Cover seeds lightly and water thoroughly.

Nantes Carrots

Direct Sow carrots thinly in a shallow trench of about ¼ inch. Drop seeds about ½ inch apart to avoid having to thin later. Gently cover with soil and water with a fine mist to avoid sending seeds everywhere. Germination can take up to three weeks, but continue to keep well watered.

September 13, 2023

Lettuce

Fall brings cooler temperatures and now you can re-sow lettuces until winter temperatures become too much for it. For an early start, lettuce can be started out inside and then hardened off before planting in the fall garden. Plant seedlings about 2-3 inches apart.

Thin lettuce seedlings but it is not necessary because lettuce can grow densely if you harvest from them regularly, thinning in this way. You can remove the outside and weaker leaves and use them in your salads until the plants are thinned to about 6 inches apart.

Lettuce will develop hearts and become ready to pick. You may harvest the outer leaves as a cut-and-come-again crop. The center will continue to produce more leaves.

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