vegetable seeds for fall planting

Quick-maturing vegetables include beets, bush beans, carrots, cucumbers, kohlrabi, radishes, spinach, Swiss chard, and zucchini. And if some of those quick-maturing crops don't mature fast enough to elude the first frost, you can easily use row cover or garden fabric to protect them from too-cool temperatures.

1. When should I plant fall vegetable seeds?
2. What seeds should I plant for fall garden?
3. What are the best vegetables to plant in autumn?
4. What vegetable seeds can you plant in September?
5. When should I plant my fall lettuce seeds?
6. What's my zone for planting?

When should I plant fall vegetable seeds?

In fall, sow seeds no later than 10 weeks before the first frost for a fall harvest. The seeds are tiny. Sow as evenly as possible but expect to come back after germination to thin out crowed sprouts for proper spacing. The ferny tops are a delicate look that enhances the design of any winter garden.

What seeds should I plant for fall garden?

1. Starting Seeds. Count back 12 to 14 weeks from your average first fall frost date (see “Fall Garden Planting Schedule” below) to plan your first task: starting seeds of broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, and kale indoors, where germination conditions are better than they are in the garden.

What are the best vegetables to plant in autumn?

FRUIT & VEGETABLES – sow beans, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower, celery, Chinese cabbage, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, melons, mustard, okra, onion, parsnip, potato, pumpkin, radish, rosella, silver beet, squash, sweet corn, sweet potato, tomato and zucchini.

What vegetable seeds can you plant in September?

September is a good time to sow veg seeds for winter and spring, including leafy crops, autumn onions and broad beans. September is harvest time, but it's also time to plan ahead and start sowing the vegetables that will provide valuable winter harvests and earlier spring and summer pickings.

When should I plant my fall lettuce seeds?

Lettuce is one of our favorite garden greens because it is far superior—in both taste and vitamin A content—to the store-bought alternative! Plant in the spring, starting two weeks before frost. In fall, start sowing again eight weeks before the fall frost.

What's my zone for planting?

Zone 2 the tablelands of south east Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, and the uplands of central Tasmania. Zone 3 includes much of the southern half of the continent, except for localities on or near the coast.