Summer Planting for Fall Harvest
Smartly-planned summer planting yields a bounty of fall harvest vegetables, flowers, and herbs for your market stand, kitchen table, or root cellar. Johnny’s recommends the following varieties to extend your harvest window into the fall.
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Novel cosmos resemble fluted cupcake wrappers.
Novel cosmos resemble fluted cupcake wrappers.
90 - 100 Days
Blue-green strap leaves with bold purple midribs.
Blue-green strap leaves with bold purple midribs.
60 Days
Beautiful blooms and unusual seed pods amidst lacy netting of greenery.
Beautiful blooms and unusual seed pods amidst lacy netting of greenery.
65-70 for flowers; 80-85 for pods
Our recommended sub for D'Avignon.
Our recommended sub for D'Avignon.
21 Days
Organic white-stemmed pac choi.
Organic white-stemmed pac choi.
50 Days
Rose copper-toned blooms on healthy, vigorous plants.
Rose copper-toned blooms on healthy, vigorous plants.
50 - 55 Days
Superior wrap and adaptability.
Superior wrap and adaptability.
62 Days
Good fresh or processed into sauerkraut.
Good fresh or processed into sauerkraut.
98 Days
Dark, deep red leaves for garnishes, salads, and kimchi.
Dark, deep red leaves for garnishes, salads, and kimchi.
55 Days
Late maturing for fresh market or processing.
Late maturing for fresh market or processing.
98 Days
Later maturing, uniform organic fennel.
Later maturing, uniform organic fennel.
60 baby; 90 full size