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Yes, we know it’s still summer and that there are many weeks left to savor the flavors of your warm-season harvest. But if you’d like to extend your growing season to include fresh fall veggies from the garden this year, you need to know
when to begin growing cool-season crops. For many cool-region gardeners, that time is in August.
If you’ve ever put your vegetable garden to rest in fall, wishing your growing season could continue, or if you long for fresh greens in the middle of winter, then stop dreaming. With a little planning, you can have your arugula and eat it, too! |
 Not ready for this season’s harvest game to end? Take it to the hoop and grow into overtime! Even if you’re new to gardening, don’t let this growing concept intimidate you:
Adding a hoop house to your garden is easy and inexpensive, as well as a great way to extend your growing season later into fall. What’s more, hoop houses are a nice organic method of pest control, help in overwintering marginally hardy plants and give home gardeners the opportunity to start digging earlier in the spring. Learn the tips to creating your own season-extender and challenge your green thumb (and plants) to a good game of hoops!
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Redbor kale |
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Botanical Plant Name:
Brassica oleracea ‘Redbor’ (Acephala Group)
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Looking for a cool fall veggie that looks as great as it tastes? Then hail this kale!
Redbor kale is a showy, delicious annual with ruffled, purple-tinted gray-green foliage that turns a rich red-purple in cool weather. The plant should be grown in full to partial sun and fertile, organic-rich garden soil with ample drainage. Seeds should be sown in mid- to late summer for a fall crop. Plants mature 50-55 days after sowing, although tender young leaves can be harvested earlier for salads. This selection combines beautifully with asters, ornamental grasses and mums in the autumn garden. |
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