Q: I think I remember you writing one time that a fall garden would be easier to take care of and that it should be planted in the middle of the summer. Am I right? What should I plant?
A: You are right. Planting a fall vegetable garden is a good idea, and now is the time to start planting it for many people around the country.
A fall vegetable garden is easier to take care of for several reasons. There is cooler weather, so it is easier to maintain watering. There are fewer weeds.
The cool-season crops get a longer cool season than when they are planted in the spring. If you are gardening in the Deep South or Southwest, fall is the time that the weather cools off enough to grow summer crops like tomatoes….