Fall in love with cool-weather gardening for a healthy, hefty homegrown harvest
Fall in love with cool-weather gardening for a healthy, hefty homegrown harvest Shorter days and cooler temperatures mean gardeners everywhere can flex their green thumb that much longer to squeeze every last moment out of the growing season. Cooler temperatures make it a delight to spend time outside in the garden. You’ll spend less time caring for crops because of the favorable cool-weather growing conditions. Plants will grow rapidly at first and gradually slow as the days become shorter and colder. Destructive insects won’t be as numerous, and weeds germinate less frequently and grow slower than they do during the warmer weather. Compared to hot and dry summers, fall usually brings an increase in precipitation, reducing another time-consuming chore - watering. Veteran or novice gardener, if you’re not ready to give up your garden, here’s how to get growing: Use transplants: For the timeliest results, buy quality transplants that are already started, so the germination process is c