Farmer Tim, the resident veggie man, here at the farm has compiled the following list to help you plan your fall garden. He is in the preparation mode right now, beginning to prepare the beds, deciding what to plant where and how much to plant in the space we have available. He keeps great records of the varieties that have worked well for us over the years so get motivated. Hitch up your shorts, pull on the gloves, slap on the hat and take up the turning fork – fall is just around the corner!
| Crop | Cultivar | Spring Planting | Fall Planting | per 100 ft | OP |
| Beans – snap | Blue Lake | 3/15 – 4/1 | 9/1 – 9/15 | 1# | yes |
| Roma II | 3/15 – 4/1 | 9/1 – 9/15 | 1# | yes | |
| Beans – pole | Kentucky Wonder | 3/15 – 4/1 | 3/4# | yes | |
| Beans – Lima | Jackson Wonder | 3/15 – 4/15 | 1# | yes | |
| Beets | Detroit Dark Red | 12/15 – 1/30 | 9/1 – 9/15 | 1 oz | yes |
| Broccoli *** | Packman | transplant 2/15-3/1 | transplant 9/1-9/15 | no | |
| Cabbage *** | Early Flat Dutch | ” 12/1 – 1/15 | ” 9/1 – 9/15 | yes | |
| Carrots | Scarlet Nantes | 12/15 – 1/30 | 9/1 – 9/15 | 1/2 oz | yes |
| Collards | Georgia | 8/15 – 9/15 | 1 oz | no | |
| Cucumber | Marketer | 3/15 – 4/1 | 1 oz | yes | |
| Lettuce | Blk. Seed Simp. | 12/20 – 2/5 | 9/1 – 10/15 | 1/2 oz | yes |
| Red Sails | 12/20 – 2/5 | 9/1 – 10/15 | 1/2 oz | no | |
| Deer Tongue | 12/20 – 2/5 | 9/1 – 10/15 | 1/2 oz | no | |
| Okra | Family Heirloom | 4/1 – 4/20 | 1 oz | yes | |
| Peanuts | Va. Jumbo | 4/25 – 5/15 | 1/2 # | no | |
| Peas garden | Green Arrow | 1/1 – 1/30 | 1 1/2 # | no | |
| Little Marvel | 1/1 -1/30 | 1 1/2 # | yes | ||
| Peas southern | Mississippi purple | 3/15 – 7/15 | 1 # | yes | |
| Peppers *** | All | transplant 4/1-5/1 | |||
| Potatoes sweet | Puerto Rico | slips 5/1 – 7/1 | |||
| Radish | Crimson Globe | 1/1 – 4/1 | 9/1 – 11/1 | 1 oz | yes |
| Spinach | Bloomsdale | 1/1 – 1/20 | 10/1 – 11/10 | 1 oz | yes |
| Sweet Corn | Honey and Pearl | 4/1 – 4/30 | 4 oz | no | |
| Golden Bantam | 3/15 – 4/30 | 4 oz | yes | ||
| Squash summer | Yel. Crookneck | 3/20 – 4/10 | 8/10 – 8/25 | 1 oz | yes |
| Black Beauty | 3/20 – 4/10 | 8/10 – 8/25 | 1 oz | yes | |
| Squash winter | Waltham Butternut | 3/20 -4/10 | 1 oz | yes | |
| Acorn | 3/20 – 4/10 | 1 oz | yes | ||
| Tomato *** | All | 4/1 – 5/1 | |||
| Turnips | Purple Top | 1/1 – 3/1 | 8/25 – 10/15 | 1 oz | yes |
| Melons | All | 3/25 – 4/20 | |||
| *** Start seeds 6 – 8 weeks before transplant date. | |||||
| PH between 6.0 and 7.5 | |||||
