09/04/2026
September Garden Tips
Time to prepare and plant your fall/winter garden!
Prepare your garden space: remove and compost previous annuals and vegetable crops that have finished producing, cultivate the soil and add compost for fall and winter vegetables and annuals, divide and replant any perennials that have outgrown their space, clean up any unwanted debris, and observe any areas that will need additional care
Direct seed: beets, carrots, turnips, kale, lettuce, peas (sweet*, snow & snap), onions, radishes, swiss chard, cilantro, bok choy, spinach, and parsley following package instructions for spacing and depth
*soak sweet pea seeds overnight before planting
Transplant: broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and kale using recommended spacing
Established fruit trees: add mulch as needed and adjust watering as weather changes
Photo Descriptions: (1) bunch of orange carrots, (2) top - sweet pea vines with green leaves and magenta, pink, white and lavender flowers along a wall, and bottom - sugar snap pea plants with green leaves and white flowers, (3) black plastic growing containers with dark brown soil and green seedlings, marked as kale, radish, spinach, black lettuce and parsley on white plant markers, (4) peach tree with green leaves and straw mulch surrounding the base of the tree
Photo Credits: UCMG Dana Villicano
