Vegetable gardening is a year-round adventure in our region.
You'll have a gold mine of produce if you start planning now for crops to harvest this winter. It's too hot to do anything now but harvest, water, and escape the heat. But while eating that great produce, start planning for a winter garden to continue producing the bounty. When you plan the layout of your fall and winter garden, consider which new crops should follow those just removed. As a rule of thumb, heavy feeders such as corn and tomatoes should be followed with light feeders such as Swiss chard and potatoes.