Healthy and Nutritious, greens are really the easiest vegetables to grow. You can even grow them with only a half day of sunshine or in containers with fantastic results. No staking, no pruning, no fuss and no bother.
Best Vegetables for Fall Growing:
Arugula - Fast growing leafy greens for salads or pizza or pastas.
Beans and Peas - While not exactly winter crops, beans and peas love the cooler weather of fall and fast maturing varieties will grow and harvest before your first frost.
Beets - Easy to grow for the tops as greens or wait just 60 days and harvest the root for soups and stews.
Kale - Very nutritious leafy greens on huge plants that over-winter easily even in cold climates.
Collards - Another leafy green similar to kale but with larger, stronger flavored leaves.
Lettuces - Easy to grow in areas with milder winters, they will grow throughout the fall season and can be extended by covering with a light fabric.
Spinach - Delicious and sweet when the weather cools off, spinach will also grow through the winter under a light cover.
Bunching Green Onions - easy to grow and long lasting, you will harvest them similar to large chives.
Broccoli - Incredibly delicious when you grow your own. Broccoli grows a central flower head and continues with side shoots that can harvest after the main head is cut.
Cauliflower - Cauliflower planting must be timed well in order to develop large heads but they are sweet and delicious when grown fresh.
Mustard - Spicy hot leaves, this is a very fast growing vegetable which can be harvested quickly and eaten all through November and into December.
Cabbage - Huge plants make good sized heads, watch for the number of days to maturity for best results.
Pac Choi - Perfect vegetable for fall production the stalks are tender and tasty.
Endive - Attractive frilly leaves with a slight peppery taste which can be braised or eaten in winter salads.
Swiss Chard - Very easy to grow and delicious to eat braised with a little garlic or in a soup or stew. Leaves can get quite large and will produce all winter long in mild areas.
Brussels sprouts - Best from transplants these are wonderful little cabbages to grow. Check days to maturity for best results in your growing area.
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