August has rolled around and there are plenty of vegetables being harvested. And even if some plants have stopped their production, that doesn't mean the harvest is over.
Enter "succession planting". If a particular plant has ceased developing new vegetation, that plant can be removed, thus giving way for new growth. "There are things that we can still plant that are still going to do well that are actually going to enjoy those cool fall temperatures," says Tom Kasper. "You can grow two crops in that same garden space in a short period of time."
The list of possible vegetables to plant in succession includes peas, cabbage, and radishes. Due to the nature of the soil, very little tilling would be needed. "The micro rhizomes that are in the soil are already active and have been processing minerals and things like that and making that ready for plants." Too much disruption of the soil could offset the organisms that are there to help future plantings.
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