When September arrives, many gardeners do not get back to gardening until February or March of the following year.
Well, the truth is that autumn is the best month to start working in a garden and if you have not done it yet, you are right on time.
September and October are precisely the ideal months for beginners in veggie gardens. If you wait until spring, you will have missed not one, but two full seasons of fresh plants that you could have been enjoying in your garden.
If you ask an experienced farmer what he likes most about fall, he will probably come up and make you a long list of vegetables he is planning to grow and then enjoy in winter.
Fall plants are some of the easiest to grow and provide prolific crops in short periods of time. Fall is when we can grow green leafy vegetables like lettuce, kale, herbs and tubers like carrots, radishes, beets, and even garlic and onions.
So no, September is not too late to start a vegetable garden. In today's post we are going to explore three ideal plants for growing in September.
Broad beans
The seeds of the broad beans are planted in furrows. It is important to maintain a separation of 30cm and deposit them at a depth of about 5cm. The key factor for its optimal growth is to maintain a moist, but well-drained soil. That is why at Matabi we recommend applying spray irrigation; an irrigation system in which the water comes out in the form of mist, thus helping to reduce the high temperatures that still occur in September without flooding the soil and thus maintaining proper drainage.
Any of our sprayers is ideal for this spray irrigation system. Depending on the size of the garden you have, you can choose between sprayers with a larger or smaller deposit and even between manual or electric sprayers.
Aromatic herbs
If you like aromatic herbs like mint, parsley, thyme or rosemary, September is an ideal month to start growing them.
In addition, you do not have to have a garden to plant these herbs, you could grow them in a pot in your own kitchen and then have them more handy when cooking.
What you will need is a bright and preferably south-facing kitchen. Aromatic herbs need natural light, moist, well-drained soil.
Chard
Some say it is the autumn vegetable together with pumpkins. If you have a family member or friend with a vegetable garden, you will know very well that in a few weeks he is going to give you a couple of chards from his garden.
The high season for harvesting chard usually occurs between autumn and November.
When growing them it is important to maintain a separation of 30-40 centimeters between the seeds so that they have room to grow. Likewise, it will be important to water them daily, avoiding that the water falls directly on the leaves.
And remember, the month of September is not too late to start growing your own garden, but the right time.
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Source: Gardenary
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