Horticulture

SECOND HELPINGS

THE IMPENDING ARRIVAL of autumn doesn’t mean the harvest needs to end. I garden in USDA Zone 5 and I’m still seeding and transplanting in September for vegetables that we’ll eat later in autumn as well as throughout winter. I pair cool- and cold-season crops with simple season extenders like cold frames and mini hoop tunnels. The following are five vegetables I plant in September:

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