If you’ve been thinking about starting an organic vegetable garden, choosing your plants initially may seem overwhelming.
The experts at Bonnie Plants, a green-gardening plant wholesaler in Union Springs, AL, recommend these six fast-growing, cold-hardy crops for fall gardeners:
- A nutritious leafy green
- A vigorous producer that endures winter easily, even in very cold climates
- Cut the outer leaves so the center can continue growing; space transplants about 12 inches apart
- Similar to kale, with a stronger, sweet-cabbage flavor
- Leaves taste best when young
- Space transplants 36 inches apart
- Richer in vitamins, minerals, fiber and phytonutrients than other popular lettuces
- Heart-healthy
- Space transplants 18 inches apart
- Popular, productive and easy to grow
- High in fiber and calcium
- Set transplants 18 inches apart
- Nutritious, with spicy leaves that taste sweeter when nipped by frost
- Fast-growing
- Space plants 12 inches apart
- Fast-growing, peppery-tasting leafy green that’s great in salads
- Promotes bone health
- Especially high in vitamins A, C and K
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Thanks for this post – it actually spurred me on to plant some of the veggie seeds I have left from the outdoor planting in Spring – I am now trying them in the conservatory!