Don’t Fall Behind With Your Garden As the summer progresses and our gardens flourish, it’s time to starting planning what to plant in our fall gardens. Many plants such as lettuce, carrots and onions can be grown in a spring garden but truly thrive as cool weather crops, particularly in the flavour department. Preparing for your fall garden is much the same as what you would do in the spring, with a few other things to consider. Planting time Fall gardens are typically planted in July and August. In the spring when we plant our gardens we are worried about planting to early and losing our precious plants to the last frost. With fall gardens you need to make sure you do not plant too late. You now need to factor in when you can expect the first killer frost. Across various regions in Canada, the average first killer frost is anywhere from mid-August to early November. This date is important when you are deciding when you should be planting your fall gardens. The number of days until maturity (ready to harvest) is on the back of most seed packs and plant identification tags. Find out what the approximate first frost date […]
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