If you are yearning for some tasty cool weather crops as we head into the hot month of August, have no fear. It’s time to plant seeds or seedlings for those crops! They will grow through the end of July, August and the beginning of September, and hopefully turn sweet and ripe as the cool weather returns. Remember to use row covers and frequent waterings to help these plants survive the stressful heat. I just planted lots of lettuce for fall, and I’ll be trying a crop of overwintering kale and spinach a bit later, as some of the hot crops and the last of the cool spring crops move out. Here, we can’t plant fall crops that will take more than 60 days or so to ripen, but check with your local farmers if you are outside of the SW Colorado area!
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