Fall Garden, What to plant

[DennisArrow]

The squash and beans have petered out and the corn is pretty well finished and harvested.........Tomatos, peppers, cukes, and eggplant are continuing to produce all I can eat and more........SO

In the bit of garden left from the beans, squash, and corn, what do you recommend planting for fall and winter harvest. OR, let the soil rest until next spring?........Hate to waste the garden though......Am in NW Georgia and average frost is mid November...........Thanks guys.........God bless........Dennis

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Turnips are always a good fall crop; they will do well until you get a hard freeze; should produce a good crop before then. I was told that a fall crop of new potatoes can be had also.

You might check this out:

http://www.gardenguides.com/88742-fall-vegetable-garden-georgia.html

 

[forgeblast]

Kale is a good crop too , what about garlic?

 

[backdoor]

I planted some radishes, chard, and collard seeds a few minutes ago, all new fall crops for me. I usually do a mixed salad patch about this time each year. Mustard, kale, root crop turnips, sometimes mixed together, sometimes in their own different patches. Some friends have great fall radish patches. Most of the early spring crops will do good now if you can find plants or seeds this time of year.

 

[Ed of all trades]

I get a better crop of peas in the fall than in the spring. Any cole family should do well.

 

[lakngulf]

After work today I plan to load my truck with vines, stalks and weeds from corn beans, squash and some burned tomtoes. Still have plenty of tomato plants with good growth and blooms at the top to keep me going til frost. At this time of the year I am about as burnt out as the garden, but when I see that fresh soil from the clean up I will be thinking "Hmmmmm wonder if I have time for another corn crop, or some fall squash, or should I just go with mustard greens and get some of it ready for collards"

Let us know what you decide

 

[bcjmmac]

Spinach does well in the fall, in addition to the crops mentioned above.
You likely have time to get another crop of string beans in.
If you still have space, a green manure crop is always a good idea - any legume, vetch, oats, buckwheat, annual rye grass, etc.

 

[BrianDT]

Red Beats ..... Most are 56 day.

 

[Stimw]

Local Old School Farm Store puts out this planting guide for my area. It works well with a little ajustment for season conditions.

 

[lakngulf]

Local Old School Farm Store puts out this planting guide for my area. It works well with a little ajustment for season conditions.

Is that a planting guide or a harvesting guide? Watermelons in August?? Even NE Florida gets some cold in November

 

[ihookem]

I am amazed you southerners can grow that stuff this time of year. What a blessing you have. We were at 49 degrees in southern Wi the other day. Where my cabin is in Winter, Wis. it was 40.3 degrees Saturday morning. I have grown turnips for food plots but just for the greens this time of year.