Natureworks’ handy guide to what to plant now!

How do you know what you can still plant in late August? Natureworks’ own Nancy DuBrule-Clemente has created a  Vegetable Crop Timing Handout to guide you. “If you are planting seeds, look on the package for the “days to maturity.” If it says 45 or less, you are good to go! Will row covers add some frost protection? Yes, for light frosts. But I have been know to drape some old blankets right over the row covers if there are early hard frosts and afterwards, have harvested amazing crops of broccoli and other veggies. Some of our fall veggies don’t even care about the cold. Kale gets sweeter, Brussel sprouts too. Root crops like beets, carrots, and radishes are protected by the soil they are in.
Photo of carrots by Markus Spike of Pexels