Things Needed
Fall vegetable gardens take a small more precaution and preparation when compared to spring gardens , not to mention math skills . Still , if planned properly , it is possible to enjoy fresh vegetables from your garden weeks after the first hoarfrost for your field – which for Tennessee mean as belatedly as October or November .
Find the Last Planting Date for Your Vegetables
Step 1
detect out the average date of the first freeze for your area . In Tennessee , this date can be as early as September 19 or as late as November 6 . See UT ’s " Fall Vegetable Gardens " under References for a listing .
Step 2
lend two weeks to the average date of the first frost ( find in Step 1 ) if planting cool - time of year crops such as kale , broccoli , Brassica oleracea gongylodes , radishes , white turnip , and collard greens . Subtract two weeks from the average day of the month of the first frost if planting warm - season crops such as tomatoes , greenish beans , cuke and snarl beans .
Step 3
Find the estimated metre for the seminal fluid to mature from planting . This should be listed on the seed packaging .
Step 4
Add ten days to the estimated sentence for the seeded player to mature ( come up in Step 3 ) to take into account for the short Clarence Day of descent . This is the " days to maturity " for that craw .
Step 5
take off the number of " days to maturity " obtain in Step 2 from the date found in Step 4 . This is the last planting date for that vegetable for your field .
Step 6
Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for every vegetable you bear to plant .
Planting and Caring for Fall Vegetables
Choose vegetable variety carefully . full fall choices for Tennessee admit bush or snap noodle , broccoli , cabbage , Brassica oleracea botrytis , collard greens , cuke , kale , leaf scratch , Irish potatoes , mustard , radish , Spinacia oleracea , summertime squash , tomato and white turnip .
Select a escort for planting . This should be sometime before the last planting date for the vegetable .
Water soil thoroughly before imbed .
industrial plant seeds approximately 1/4 column inch deeper than spring plantings to ensure the ejaculate does not dry out .
get across the semen with a light mulch of compost or vermiculite . This will facilitate keep the seeds moist and forestall a crust from forming over them .
Water the semen regularly . Apply at least 1 column inch of water per calendar week .
Step 7
Provide nuance for young plants , if possible .
Step 8
check into garden frequently for sess and pestilence , which are more fecund in the nightfall .
Step 9
hide vegetables if the temperature suddenly drop at night or an other frost is predicted . apply one-time cover or driblet cloths that are supported by wager , plastic jugs , theme cups or commercially train item .
