Fall crops

[Big Dave]

I live in zone 7a. Any one planning on planting for the fall. Ground here is dry six inches down. I am recycling a busted canoe. Filling it with soil to have a few veggies planted. I know I can keep the moisture level right in a small conatiner like that. I am thinking carrots. A carrrot canoe. I am also making a window farm to have spinich and lettuce.

[pancho]

I know several people who have used boats for raised beds or aquaponics. Works great.
Any container will work.

[hurryiml8]

I am planning on carrots, turnips, beets, kale, spinach, and cabbage. It will be in a much smaller area than my summer garden. Everything just about burned up in it. I am hoping for a nice long fall growing season. Of course, I was hoping for rain all summer. We'll see.
Karen

[ronbre]

we have been praying for rain and got some yesterday, and there is "some " in the future forcast..so YES I'm hoping to put in a fall garden, i am glad I saved some seed !! Most of my summer garden got badly damaged from the drought and heat..but I still have some squash type plants making it..some late beans are growing, potatoes seem to be ok, some of my sweet corn might be ok..a few other things..but yeah, stuff sure burned up..and I'm going to try to replant.

[vicki in NW OH]

I'm going to try and plant what I can, beets, turnips, cabbage, kale. Lettuce and spinach in a couple more weeks.

[pancho]

We have had rain for 10 days straight.
Had 2 days off then rain again for 2 days and forecast says to expect the same for the next few days. I am ready for it to dry out a little.

[How Do I]

Just keep the rain coming is all I can say. During the break in the rains we've been getting, I dug a hole about a foot and a half down and hit what seemed like concrete. Bone dry. I'm replanting a few areas and keeping my fingers crossed.

[just john]

Fall is a great time to garden in central Texas ... so I plan on getting with it.
I'm working on some beds, even in this heat. I have some seedlings started
under lights in the garage. looking forward to a great garden season.

[RebelDigger]

Originally Posted by pancho

We have had rain for 10 days straight.
Had 2 days off then rain again for 2 days and forecast says to expect the same for the next few days. I am ready for it to dry out a little.

Pancho, you are in Mississippi too aren't you? We did not get rain today or yesterday, finally was able to get into the garden to pick. Wow, the weeds have grown fast since the drought broke!

Anyway, to answer the OP, Zone 7b here and when it dries out enough to work the soil I am going to till up a couple more rows and plant some butter beans for a fall crop. Will also be ripping out the purple hulls when they get done in the next week or two and replanting two rows of purple hulls and two rows of Kentucky Wonders. In the raised beds will be putting in brocolli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, carrots, red and green caggage (for kraut) and beets.

All this is contigent upon the rain slowing down enough for the ground to dry out a little bit so it can be worked. Right now, I cannot even hoe the weeds it is so wet, not that I am complaining mind you, drought through June made me think I was going to lose everything but, it all survived, even the corn (Yellow Jarvis--the edges curled up and it got a little yellow but as soon as the rains started, it got realy pretty and started tasseling. About 50% of it has two ears to the plant--on a ridge top too so water don't stay around long, no wonder my grandma wouldn't grow any other kind).

I sure pray that you folks that need rain get it soon. I know that sick feeling in the pit of the stomach when you have put so much work into a garden just to go out every day and watch it slowly burn up.

[MushCreek]

Since I'm busy building a house, my garden was a tiny raised bed. I think I'll add another one and plant some collards for the fall/winter here in 7b SC.